Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time… as they say. But with intention. So… Go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you. ~ L. R. Knost (from the Brahma Kumaris Thought […]
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Posted February 28, 2017 in Monthly News If you’re depressed, you’re living in the past. If you’re anxious, you’re living in the future. If you’re at peace, you’re living in the present. Lao Tzu (Laozi), ancient Chinese philosopher and writer We have been teaching this concept in SCS (energy medicine and linguistics) for decades, but I did not know the awareness of […] Posted November 30, 2016 in Monthly News In May of 2006 I sat in the front row of the room, within spitting distance of Gary Zukav, author of Seat of the Soul. He and Linda Francis were speaking on authentic power. Linda’s major claim to fame might have been her connection to Zukav, but I will always remember her for this comment: […] Posted October 31, 2016 in Monthly News Change doesn’t have to be destructive to be productively disruptive. ~ Alva Noë I share some devout values with Alva Noë, author of Strange Tools: Art and Human Nature (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015). One of those values we share is art. I have said there is a reason ART is in the […] Posted August 31, 2016 in Monthly News Last week Joel and I were enjoying listening to and singing along with Styx, “Show Me the Way,” written in 1990 by lead vocalist/keyboardist Dennis DeYoung. A devout Roman Catholic,DeYoung originally wrote the song for his son Matthew, as a pseudo-hymn about the struggle to keep the faith in a “world so filled with hatred.” […] Posted July 31, 2016 in Monthly News Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers but to be fearless when facing them. ~ Rabindranath Tagore August 1, 2000, Joel and I had one of the biggest arguments I had experienced with another human being. It was big enough for us to name it: Parking Lot Number One. This argument […] Posted April 30, 2016 in Monthly News Awareness of the Celebration of Life service for a pregnant 37-year-old mom with 18-month-old twins and an almost three-year-old is a stark invitation for making sense of life. In this woman’s obituary, mention of her relationship with Jesus was made. Her family expressed confidence that they will be reunited with her because of her religious […] |
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