As another birthday approaches, I’ve reflected on my own experience of aging. While I am more content and at peace than I’ve ever been, there are days when I wish that my body were more cooperative than it sometimes is. It’s from this context that I share this brief video… Read More »The Grace of Aging: Five Aspects
Aging: the loss of abilities is a common perception about growing older. Often ignored are aspects of aging that are improvements to life’s quality and personal fulfillment. In this video, I’m addressing five aspects of aging that are important gifts to understand and appreciate. They are part of our… Read More »The Grace of Aging: Five Aspects
To live simply. To declutter our lives. To be mindful. These life goals require us to change. Perhaps we can gain insight into the role of change in living a focused life from a unique spiritual tradition: the Shakers. The following is a print version of this blog. If you… Read More »Change and Living with Simplicity
Appreciating life in the here and now can be a challenge for many of us. Often, we focus on what went wrong in the past and miss happiness in the present. Or we worry about the future, attempting to control what happens, again failing to experience the wonder of life… Read More »Past Resentment and Future Worries: Finding the Strawberry
Many people find themselves caught up with worries and anxieties. Regrets from the past seem to haunt some people. They think to themselves, “If only I had done this differently!” or “I wish I had never done that!” Yet, the truth is this: whatever it is that we’ve done or… Read More »The Wonder of the Present Moment
Sometimes I attend services in an Episcopal Church. Before people share the bread and wine known as communion, the priest makes a dramatic gesture. Holding the circular bread-wafer so that all can see, the priest exclaims: “Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.” In unison, the response comes from the… Read More »A Progressive Christian Minister Reconsiders Atonement
Homily in Memory of Dorothy B. Kavar October 12, 1927 – May 19, 2012 Delivered at her funeral, May 23, 2012, by Dr. Lou Kavar In the gospels, Jesus uses many metaphors to describe the realm of God – that dimension where we encounter the Divine. When we consider those… Read More »Homily in Memory of Dorothy B. Kavar
