The saying is that the world ends, not with a bang but a whimper. I understand the sentiment. Ending with a “bang” is more appropriate for the young. I had plenty of opportunities to end with a bang, including automobile accidents and a tour of duty in Vietnam during the U.S. war there. So far, […]
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Posted June 1, 2021 in Monthly News I am old enough at this point to be fully aware that I am close enough to the end of the tunnel that I can see it. There was a time that the end of the tunnel was a vague light in the distance. At this point, it is close enough that I am beginning […] Posted January 9, 2020 in Monthly News At one time, handbaskets were common. Briefcases (cases originally designed to hold legal briefs) have basically replaced them other than for the use of the term, “going to hell in a handbasket.” Both handbaskets and briefcases are small and relatively easy to carry. The saying about going to hell in a “handbasket,” implied a quick […] Posted August 31, 2016 in Monthly News The song central to Debra’s post this month, “Show Me the Way,” by Dennis DeYoung and Styx, illustrates humanity’s desire for meaning. As is usually the case for the Beyond Mastery Newsletter, Debra wrote her article first, so that I could write something that would fit the theme she selected. When I read her article, […] Posted July 31, 2016 in Uncategorized Everyone is on a “spiritual path.” Whether you know it or not, you are on a spiritual path. My sense is that it doesn’t matter whether people are consciously aware of their spiritual paths because this is a “fail-safe” universe. You don’t have to do anything special to be on your spiritual path. I am […] Posted May 31, 2015 in Uncategorized Charles Dickens opens A Tale of Two Cities with one of the best-known lines in all of English literature: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of […] |
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