I read recently that is that the “tragedy of our culture is that we misunderstand harmony to mean order.” In giving it some thought I realized that – ordering everything — comes from thinking only with my mind. Order is all it can perceive. The more I order things around and get them “right,” the…
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Relaxing
In my first novel, When Men Betray,( hopefully to be available very soon,) the principal character Jack talks about his “shower thoughts” claiming he does his best thinking in the shower, and it’s not a new concept that people have their best ideas while relaxing. In England, they talk about the “three B’s” where the…
Stillness
The precondition to sensitivity is stillness. In the same way that a pond on a still day will visibly register the smallest insect alighting on its service, but on a windy day won’t, our ability to feel the whole is directly proportional to become still within ourselves. Have you witnessed sensitivity in others that is…
Waves
We are all familiar with the image of a single pebble skimming across a lake at dawn on a calm day. The pebble causes ripples and waves that carry across to the distant shore. As disciples, we are called to look at life much like we see this image. We don’t just focus on the rock sinking…
Out Of Our Heads
I recently read an interview that gave this extra-large person pause for reflection. Both the interviewer and the interviewee explored the implications of what they said is a well-known “fact” – that we have two brains; in addition to the cranial brain, we have a ‘second brain” in the gut. Scientists recognize the web of…