Sickness, death, personal failure, natural disasters: how do we make sense of the challenging events in our lives? What does it mean with bad things happen? Is there a purpose to it all? In this video, I reflect on the pressing questions we face in life and how we find… Read More »The Answers to Life’s Pressing Questions
Development and growth. Spiritual experiences can be transformative in themselves, but how do we understand our own spiritual development and growth? The spiritual dimension of life is more than just random experiences but leads us to develop and integrate spiritual experiences in ways to make our lives full and rich.… Read More »Three Facets of Spiritual Growth
#Christianity is marked by #scandals, #abuse, and #bigotry. So why do I remain a follower of Jesus’s teachings? I’ve studied other religions and traditions. I consider myself to be interspiritual. Yet, the teachings of #Jesus are foundational for me. The following is a text version of this blog posting. Why… Read More »Why Am I a Follower of Jesus?
Some people think that growth is the result of suffering. No pain, no gain. Yes, people can experience growth after difficult experiences. But do we need to suffer to grow? In this video, I’m exploring the ways we grow as well as the fallacy of “no pain, no gain.” Join… Read More »The Secret About Suffering and Growth
Work occupies most of our time each day. Work literally becomes our life. How do we achieve what’s most important to us when work determines what we do with our time? Is it about work-life balance? And how does quiet quitting fit in? The following is a text version of… Read More »Quiet Quitting: Our Value and Our Work
Autumn: a season of change and a metaphor for our lives. Autumn offers us the vibrancy of bright colors. But it also leads us to let go. How do we embrace the changes that come with the autumn of life? The following is a text version of this blog. The… Read More »Embracing the Autumn of Life
Mental Health Disorders impact 20 to 25% of all people. While meditation is not a cure, medication can help people live creatively and more fully with their diagnosis. The following is a text version of this blog posting. The numbers vary from survey to survey. The most commonly accepted estimates… Read More »Mental Health and Meditation: Three Keys
Happiness? Despite all the media explaining how to be happy, most of us are unhappy. We pursue it. We set goals and find ourselves to be unhappy. Take a moment with me as I explore in this video our pursuit of unhappiness. The following is a text version of this… Read More »Our Pursuit of Unhappiness
