Fred is real. If you aren’t careful, you can hurt him. He’s a marvelous work and a wonder.
The Remembrance of Things Past
…. memories must travel between people. Without pollination, they wither.
The Elephant and the Rider: A Tale About Our Moral Judgments
Our spiritual traditions were born in cultures with their own sense of tribalism, identity, and biases. But at their best, they call us to go beyond the brute instincts and assumptions we ride on.
Are You Being Lazy? Or Just Resting?
…Mr. Bezos believed that people were inherently lazy. “What he would say is that our nature as humans is to expend as little energy as possible to get what we want or need…”
It’s Ok to Re-Vise Your Life Story (You’re Not Testifying in Court)
Re-vising our life stories does not mean we are avoiding or denying the facts of what happened; instead, we are finding a fresh perspective that can empower rather than diminish us.
Is “Follow Your Dreams” Bad Advice?
Dreams about who we can become and what we might accomplish can serve an important purpose: they can motivate us to see what we are capable of. But if it doesn’t work out as we had hoped, it doesn’t have to be the end of the world.
In Praise Of Gracie, My Red Wiggler Compost Worm
I asked her if I could tell you her story. She agreed but wants you to know that all the spiritual talk is not her idea, but stuff I’ve made up.
Ladder Marks
I can flag one more gate to heaven—one more patch of ordinary earth with ladder marks on it—where the divine traffic is heavy when I notice it and even when I do not.
Can Anyone Come Out and Play?
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.”
Steve Jacobsen, Ed.D 