Whenever we turn on the blame game it keeps us from genuine communication with others, and we fortify our use of it with our individual concepts of right and wrong. The closer someone is to us, the more we use the blame device, but it’s is not limited to individuals, we do it with political…
Month: March 2016
Saturday In the Fourth Week of Lent
Milestones. We all have them and I’ve had a bunch. Today my last child is to be married. All four were born, graduated from college, and now married. Some people congratulate you on reaching milestones, but I don’t see it as much as an accomplishment, but more of marker– A mark in the inevitable march…
Friday In the Fourth Week of Lent
Following up on mindfulness, it is not merely a word or a Buddhist discourse, it is a state of mind, that many Buddhists believe can eliminate all suffering. Now as someone who prays for World peace, and even asks for it every year from Santa Claus, the possibility that mindfulness ends all suffering got…
Thursday In the Fourth Week of Lent
Mindfulness is all the vogue these days, although it was introduced 25 centuries ago. It is often misunderstood and is extremely difficult to express in words — not because it is complex, but because it is too simple and open. There are three fundamental activities: Mindfulness reminds you of what you are doing; it sees…
Wednesday In the Fourth Week of Lent
You’ve go to do your own growing, no matter how tall your Grandfather was. — Irish Proverb Lent is a time of immense spiritual growth, but how much we grow is up to us and what we do with the tools we are given. Somedays you might feel like you are making great progress, and some…