The world is black or white–or is it?

March 9, 2014
  It always brings me up short when I encounter people who see the world as black or white. The dividing line for them is sharply defined. Nothing in between. Funny --...

Rainy day dreams

March 8, 2014
What do you dream about on a rainy day? When you light the candles and curl up with a blanket? Do you dream of hiking the Himalayas? Diving in the Seychelles? Taking...

Non-violence and the brotherhood of man

March 6, 2014
All humans are one family.  All people are my children. - Ashoka the Great, emperor during the Maurya Dynasty in India After a terrible battle during which horrific...

Three lies we tell ourselves

February 27, 2014
Crazy and insidious, that's what they are, those lies we tell ourselves. The things that get in the way of living fully and joyously. 1. I'm not good enough.  What's...

Is heaven a spiritual country club?

February 26, 2014
Religions are divisive and quarrelsome. They are a form of oneupmanship because they depend upon separating the “saved” from the “damned,” the true believers...

Sprinkle fairy dust wherever you go

February 21, 2014
Did you know we're all fairy godmothers and godfathers, equipped with special fairy dust we can use whenever we like? That's right. Our fairy dust is our influence on...

Love, old + new

February 14, 2014
The innocence of old Valentine's Day cards speaks of a simpler age, when love was sweet and touching. Don't you love historical valentines?   So it's good that we...

The purpose of Amish shunning

February 11, 2014
Image credit "But have you seen the second half of the documentary, the part about shunning?" a friend asked me after I blogged about this documentary. I hadn't, but...

Intimidate you? Right.

February 8, 2014
Yes, in my single, young womanhood,  this was an issue. Not even that young--maybe mid-30s in age, the mid-1980s in era. Back in the days when we women were straddling...

Living forgiveness

February 6, 2014
The Amish people in their old-fashioned garb and horse and buggy rigs seem so quaint to us modern folks. And yet, we're fascinated by their simple life styles and...

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