By charity, goodness, restraint, and self-control, men and woman alike can store up a well-hidden treasure — a treasure which cannot be given to others and which robbers cannot steal. — Khuddhaka Patha Our true self is something that cannot be stolen, but we often give it away to other’s demands. I agree with the above Buddhist…

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  A central question each of us must ask ourselves is “what do we do when we see someone in need?” My answers trouble me and need to change. That “someone” has been me and can be again. I have been doing some reading about other religions trying to better understand my brothers and sisters.…

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  Have you ever had a problem that you kept putting off or saying like Scarlett O’Hara that “tomorrow is another day?” I certainly have, and if truth were told I spent more energy putting off my problem than I would have expended addressing it. Problems are ways to better ourselves, and when we start…

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Mondays are good days to commit to change especially of one’s opinions. James Lowell reminds us that only “the foolish and the dead never change their opinions.” Monday’s are good days to be open to new ideas. We can’t see the world differently if we are close minded. Not all our opinions are wrong, in…

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  Prayer is much broader than the printed liturgies of the various religions. It is an expression of the human heart that transcends formal religions. Prayer can be a yearning of the heart, a cry for joy, and one of the most normal expression of our humanity. An act of kindness or righting of a…

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