Keep Looking Up Yes, we have to look down and pay attention to where we are walking. Yet looking up at the vista of sky and horizon gives us the reason to walk. Life becomes meaningful by having a sense of larger purpose. During his career, the forward-thinking psychologist Abraham…
Take the Best and Leave the Rest There is an old adage, “That the birds of worry and care fly over our heads, that we cannot help. But that they build a nest in our hair, that we can prevent!” We don’t get to pick and choose what comes toward…
Persist! What makes it so hard for us to live the spiritual life? I believe it is because we do not think we have what it takes to follow through. We worry. We say to ourselves, “Why go there, because I don’t have the courage, or strength, or wisdom or…
It Matters How You See It There’s always more than meets the eye so the saying goes. The spiritual completion of that idea is, “and my good will come if I’m willing to see it!” Years ago, somebody else was hired for “my” position as a college faculty member. What…
Take a Risk! What does it take to thoroughly get out of bondage? The Biblical story of the exodus of the Israelites from enslavement in Egypt has much to tell us. First, Moses heard God’s call to step up, return to Egypt and lead the people out. After significant wrangling…
