Brilliantly designed digital clickbait has become our culture’s catnip.
Is Life Meant to Rival Paradise? Or Be a Vale of Soul-Making?
“The purpose of life is not to rival paradise but to be a vale of soul-making.”
Letting Your Soul Catch Up With You
“Making good time” means you haven’t left your soul behind in the pursuit of speed and efficiency. Your soul has a chance to be present with you as you travel.
Beethoven and the Barking Dog
… my neighbor has a dog that barks all night and the owner refuses to do anything about it. How am I supposed to love him?”
Parts Wear Out
Parts wear out. But we are not just our parts or the sum of our parts. We are not our thoughts, fears, or feelings. We are something more.
“Eyes Wide Roaming”
This week I want to introduce you to a new blog: “Eyes Wide Wandering.”
We’re Skipping School and Making the Pilgrimage
Sports are “an unstructured escape from responsibility…”
“Ungainly Resurrections”
The human spirit is like a seed, and etched into it is the potential to heal, integrate, grow, and adapt.
Our “Immemorial Feelings”
…we have the privilege of sharing these with our ancestors
Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock Sneak Into the Oscars
Let’s hope they can figure it out.
Steve Jacobsen, Ed.D 