Several years ago, I had a friend who told me that she felt like she was in a rowboat on a river; and on the right side, her family of origin was pulling her their way with a tow rope. On the left side, her husband was pulling her his way. She said that she …
Several years ago, I read about a Japanese Soldier who hid in a cave in Guam for 28 years.[i] Local farmers came across the emaciated, frightened man, who was dressed in rags. It turns out that the Japanese attacked and captured the 200-square-mile island in the western Pacific during WWII in 1941. In 1944, U.S. …
The origin of the universe has been debated since the first human stepped foot on this earth. Many preposterous stories have been proposed. One we’ve all heard, and one of the sweetest, is told of a conversation between a little old lady and William James. “[…] After a lecture on cosmology and the structure of …
May God bless and keep you alwaysMay your wishes all come trueMay you always do for othersAnd let others do for youMay you build a ladder to the starsAnd climb on every rungMay you stay forever youngForever young, forever youngMay you stay forever young. from “Forever Young” by Bob Dylan Bob Dylan was a gifted …
Dr. Ernest Holmes, founder of the Science of Mind, shared his wisdom about shock absorbers in 1952. He said he remembered a time before cars had very effective shock absorbers and how, when riding in a car he “bumped along the road, clutching the side of the car to keep from being thrown out.” Science …
“Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.” -Anthony Robbins Robbins has made a powerful statement. What we believe literally determines our perspective on life. …
Are we merely Present and Accounted for or are we Fully Present? We’ve always thought if we were present and accounted for that we were handling ourselves and our obligations appropriately. Even if that were true at one time, it is not true now. If we are present, we need to be fully present in …
There is Aways Hope. “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light,” said Carl Jung, “but by making the darkness conscious.” Where would we be without hope? Hope is what keeps us going forward. I remember years ago reading about a young woman who was faced with a diagnosis of cancer of the …
Like everyone else, I am dismayed and disappointed by the actions that the Russians embarked upon this week. How could we not be saddened? All of us who are peacekeepers, lightworkers, or simply refer to ourselves as people seeking fairness and peaceful living are hurt by what our fellow citizens of the Earth have decided …
There is an old story that has been told over and over. As a matter of fact, I am unable to find the original telling, but here it is for your enjoyment. There is a young man who answers a job advertisement for a telegraph operator. He turns up for the interview, signs in and …