The most important (and your final) act of kindness

July 23, 2024
It's my birthday and I can't think of any post more important today than one that promotes helping another have a rebirth. The gift of life. That is....becoming...

How powerful is prayer?

June 10, 2024
There's a fairly visible pastor in my social media feeds. Someone I met almost 20 years ago in the course of my job. I was a bit...judgmental...about him and I...

Stand up and be counted

May 23, 2024
The week I wrote this was an emotional and thoughtful week, beginning with a really long and deep call with an old friend. She was deeply involved in a relatively...

In this world but untethered to it

February 23, 2024
"We are not human beings having a spiritual experience; we are spiritual beings having a human experience."  (said by French philosopher and Jesuit priest Pierre...

Her mark was indelible

December 27, 2023
When we met didn't realize how huge her impact on me would be. The indelible mark she'd leave on my life. She was, in fact, my very first friend in California. I...

World on fire: what you can do to help

October 21, 2023
The entire world is on fire, whether you realize it or not. Many are suffering physically and emotionally. People you know ... as well as many you do not...

Would you go back and do it all again? The same way?

October 2, 2023
I would. I would do it all again. The very same way. All of it. Even the shit parts. The heartbreak. The grief. The difficult...

My continuing spiritual journey: What the spirits had to sa

August 8, 2023
"Yeah, I'm always concerned about my life review on the other side," I said with a laugh to my favorite medium, as we talked about my life. I just had my yearly...

What happens after we die?

May 3, 2023
Hang on, kids. This one's going to raise some eyebrows. Maybe. You be the judge. Because what happens after we die is a pretty important topic. Back in 1990 I was...

How we’ve failed to meet the promise

April 18, 2023
While visiting my nephews in Washington, DC I visited the new-ish Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. I wanted to to remember an ex-boyfriend, now dead, who was the...

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