How to live consciously

September 14, 2026
To live consciously is to stop moving through life on autopilot. Which we often do. Living consciously means noticing where our attention goes, what we are saying yes to, and whether the life we are living actually reflects what matters to us. It means being present enough to hear our own...

Intimacy

April 18, 2011

Palm Sunday: the myth, the magic of Christianity

April 17, 2011
"Took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried,Hosanna: Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord."~John 12:13~ Well,...

The dance of marriage

April 16, 2011
A good marriage is the union of two forgivers. -Roth GrahamIn a good marriage, our partnersshow us the places we need to grow.That is, if we're lucky.And if we...

Sister wives? How about "brother husbands?"

April 15, 2011
One does not truly love a person yet seek to enslave himby law or by bonds of dependency or possessiveness.-Harry Overstreet, the Mature Mind I'm still a fan of...

Spring, beautiful spring!

April 14, 2011
Outside on this beautiful, poetic spring day. Oh, nothing is so beautiful as Spring --When weeds, in wheels, shoot long and lovely and lush,Thrush's eggs look little...

What is love?

April 14, 2011
Art by Katie Daisy The love of a person implies not the possession of that personbut the affirmation of that person. It means granting him gladlythe full right to...

Henry Granju: beautiful boy, a mother’s love

April 14, 2011
When you don't have kids, you focus on all the joys you're missing. That first step. The cute things kids say. The prom pictures. Your child's first day of college and...

On accountability & keeping promises

April 13, 2011
Accountability.There's way too little of it in our world today.Those who provide goods and services don't seem to feel any responsibility for keeping their word. Or for...

God as justification for inaction

April 12, 2011
Timothy Leary wasn't always a joke.He was a respected psychologist and researcher at Harvardwho got caught up in his own game.{If you don't know who Timothy Leary is,...

Relationship problems

April 11, 2011
I'm having relationship problems.No, not with my husband. With my body. The complaints are the same, though."I need more attention!" it complained last year. So I began...

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