Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is. – Bhagavad Gita I probably don’t spend enough time thinking about what I believe. When confronted with the question — What do you believe about ___________? – I usually stumble with an inadequate answer. Later on, I find myself wishing I’d given my…

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The winds of grace blow all the time. All we need to know is set our sails. – Ramakrishna During our beach week, Walter was explaining to me why at the beach there is always a breeze. Some days it is stronger than others, but there is always a breeze that cools and refreshes. Then…

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I came across the word examen recently. At first, I thought it was a misspelling, but it means a spiritual practice that invites us to reflect on the past day – when we have been faithful and when we have strayed. There are many variations of this practice among religions. Wendy Miller in her book…

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And Jesus said to them, “follow me and I will make you fishers of men.” And immediately they left their nets and followed him. – Mark 1:16-18.  Mark is known for being very efficient in his writing. So today I paused over this passage and thought that perhaps those fishing nets mean more than they…

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How do you say goodbye to a place? Sometime you take a picture — my 16 member family took one on the beach all wearing our Theo’s t-shirts. I’ll post it when I get it. A  some point I’ll go to the beach probably at sunset and sit, close the eyes and try to make…

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