Salt
Salt is such precious stuff. It is not food, but it is essential for food. It purifies, it preserves, it seasons. It is a crystalline
Beauty
There is something deeply nourishing, calming, peaceful, and satisfying about beauty. This is because beauty is divine. Beauty is of God, and anything beautiful is
About effort
It is the prerogative of the spiritual view to see that everything from God’s perspective is very good. When something in the human experience isn’t
The dignity of your life
Nothing is more effective in our experience than to come up with a healthy and constructive way of how we approach life’s tasks. It is
Doesn’t Matter!
My husband and I love cartoons – The Far Side by Gary Larson, French cartoons, German cartoons, cartoons of the New Yorker, the cartoons by
What matters most?
“Nothing matters more than what I want being achieved today.” This is what we think often. Our work, tasks to process, harvest to gather, a
My favorite day
My favorite day is today. There is no better day, no more perfect day, no more harmonious day, no more relaxed day than today. I
Support your local…anything!
When I did research and writing in Princeton, NJ, last summer, I saw a sign at a local coffee shop (hey, everybody needs a break
A good day
There is only one world, and this world is good, powerful, strong. No dualism. Just one. Life is truly all, because God is all. And
Close-up view of fear
This post has a timely message – in many ways. It shares ideas on how to overcome fear, it honors women by giving them a
About material stuff and motives
I love a quote from Shakespeare that Mary Baker Eddy included at the beginning of her book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures: “There
The wind blows
The wind blows for thousands of years, can you feel its breeze, hear its singing and see the drift of leaves as they are gently
About speed
What you notice when you cross cultural boundaries are the differences in the perception of speed. Some countries run faster than others – cities have
Spiritual practices for everyone
Spirituality is not the prerogative of the few that attend a church regularly. Spirituality is for everyone. As someone said: In every peach there is
Snail watching with courage
A few weeks ago I attended a meeting at Lake Constance. At an early morning walk through the vineyards I paused for reflection and listening
Beyond like/dislike
As if the only response to politics, art, and individuals is like or dislike. Black or white. Agree or disagree. Opinions, opinions, opinions. Like or