The quality of attention we bring to someone else is a moral act. If we are truly paying attention with humility and genuine respect, we are granting that person dignity. We are beholding them.
Status and Community: A Tale of Two Lives
We seem wired to create and maintain identities for ourselves that can make us think some people are “better’ than others. But in my experience, beneath the facades, we are all human beings trying to find our way in life. On that journey, humility, friendship, and community are priceless gifts.
Your Membership Card for the Spiritual Gymnasium
Human behavior, it seems, is not as easy to upgrade as a cell phone. But do we give up and disengage? Absolutely not.
What?? No WI-FI??
What’s it like these days if your power is out? Or your internet is down? Or your cellphone dies?
Taken Your “Life-House” Out For A Walk Lately?
And right now, today, we have this divine opportunity to give thanks for the miracles of the heaven-candle, the weaver-walkers, and the endless creativity of our species.
What Jayber Crow Understood
What they didn’t see was that it is beautiful, and that some of the greatest beauties are the briefest.
Hasn’t Life Been Given to Us to Become Rich in Our Hearts?
“Hasn’t life been given to us to become rich in our hearts?”
Grandpa and the Wooden Bowl
Did I, at some point, hand dad his wooden bowl and spoon? Is that what our society does to our seniors? Is that will happen to us if we live that long?
The Gift Of Walking: Everyday Problems, Electric Toothbrushes, and an Easter Surprise
…on long walks, portals within us can open and expand our understanding of what’s real and what’s possible, allowing new and unexpected light to shine.
Balancing Your Freedom and The Needs of the Tribe
What these stories have in common is the power of human community to form bonds of mutual care and respect that become more important than individual accomplishment or status, particularly in times of great challenge.
Steve Jacobsen, Ed.D 