Work-Life balance: it’s a popular idea in corporate life today. Your work and your life should balance. That’s a pretty simple idea. Many people who put in long hours at work would agree. But wait second. Work-life balance seems to suggest that work should be balanced with everything else in… Read More »Work-Life Balance: It’s Not A Balanced Concept
We’re told to set goals for ourselves, to dream big, and strive to achieve those goals. While I don’t question that advice, per se, my experience is that day-to-day my life isn’t about achieving big goals. Instead, I find that each day I’m taking a few steps, sometimes I’m not… Read More »Hiking Trails, Achieving Goals, and Spiritual Practice
Freedom and Liberty. We hear the words used a great deal today. In many ways, they are key values in Western culture. For the French, liberty is understood in the context of equality and fraternity. In the United States, the phrase “liberty and justice for all” is a similar bedrock… Read More »Freedom and Liberty: The Spiritual Dimension of Cultural Values
We’re told to eat this but not that to be healthy. If we want to be happy, we should do that but not that. We grew up being taught that success in life is important and looks a certain way. We receive all kinds of instructions about ourselves and our… Read More »The Integrated Self
Sometimes we intentionally learn about spirituality and spiritual practices. Other times, we discover something in our lives that draws us to a deeper experience of spirituality. But we also stumble into lessons about life and spirituality. We may stumble into a deeper understanding of something we knew but not fully. … Read More »Stumbling Into Life’s Lessons: The Journey Along a Spiritual Path
It is sometimes difficult for people to identify the spiritual dimension of their lives. While many books introduce people to a particular spiritual or religious path, many of these books are not very helpful when someone isn’t sure what’s right for them. The Good Road: The Journey Along the Spiritual… Read More »The Good Road: The Journey Along a Spiritual Path
The spiritual dimension of our lives is important to me. Spirituality is not only something I’ve studied but is central to my life. Today, I want to share more about my own journey and why the integrated approach conveyed in Spirituality Without Borders is critical today.
Our pets mean a great deal to us. Consider the ways they draw us out of ourselves, respond to us, and enjoy being with us. Our relationships with pets and other animals have a spiritual dimension. Perhaps it’s a good time to explore this aspect of spirituality.
