When we are able to move beyond our separate or false self—as we are invited to do over the course of our lives – it will eventually feel as if we have lost nothing. In fact, it will feel like freedom and liberation.
Making Good Time
We want to make good time, but for us now this is measured with the emphasis on “good” rather than on “time”….”
“The Field Is Tilled and Left to Grace
And what of your work? Does it feel as if your “ten thousand days of work” filled the barn?
Clarifying Our Intentions: Fear or Curiosity? Worrying or Caring?
When we are in challenging situations, we may want to observe how we are approaching them
The Intrinsic Power of Veriditas
What I saw was a glimpse of the viriditas that permeates and surrounds us, an inner force we share.
Paul Simon’s “Seven Psalms”
What is that spiritual force that seems to exist within and beyond all of it, which, at unexpected times, offers us gifts of insight and mysteries to ponder?
Songs of America
This is my list of five “patriotic” songs. If you consider them as a group, a certain composite image of our country emerges.
Water and Life
Water is something more than what comes out of a tap.
My Plan for Dementia Care
…one of my constant themes is my sense of awe at the miracle of life, and gratitude for all the opportunities and experiences I’ve had. But I don’t want to live “beyond my time,” and I don’t want my family to be emotionally or financially burdened caring for me when I don’t have a life I can appreciate.
Where Are You Going? Oregon? Or Yogurtland?
I’ve been trying to understand the meaning of life for as long as I can remember.
Steve Jacobsen, Ed.D 