If you attend an orchestra concert you notice that the individual performers are always fine tuning their instruments. I asked someone who should know — why can’t they do that offstage, and he said that every instrument, every concert hall, and even every audience puts of a different vibration of its own that affects the…
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Idealism
I remember people use to refer to the me and my generation as young and idealistic. As if that was a negative. I still hear people refer to others as “living in a pipe dream” or of being too idealistic. I want to suggest that during your daily meditation you spend a little time invoking…
Pain from Injury
Every football coach I ever had said at one time or the other, “You don’t know the difference between pain and injury.” Often I wasn’t sure what he meant, and I’m sure he didn’t as well. What I have learned over time is that pain indicates a need for adjustment. Whether it be physical pain,…
Adaptation
I am often asked how did I really deal with being on “sabbatical?” It began with the mindset of thinking of it as just that – a sabbatical. I had read a lot of Thomas Merton and the thought of a long retreat at a monastery had some appeal. Others I knew thought of it…
Transmissions
Whether you drive a car with a manual or automatic transmission, (yes, some of my readers remember when automatic was an expensive option), a transmission itself is a fascinating bit of machinery. Move the gear shift from park to drive and a car will move forward. A slight movement of the shift and the car…