One aspect of my spiritual practice is something called “spiritual reading.” It’s a contemplative practice of slowly reading an inspirational text and allowing it to speak to or captivate me in some way. When the pandemic began in Spring of 2020, I turned to The Revelations of Divine Love by… Read More »Spiritual Nourishment in a Pandemic
Over the last two decades, experts in organizational psychology and behavior have studied how people, organizations, and larger social systems manage change. While there are various models that describe change, there are some clear markers common among those models that are found in the process of change. Even when people… Read More »Change, Fear, and Division
Facebook and Twitter: those are social media platforms I mostly use. LinkedIn – I have an account, but don’t find it very helpful for my work. While my younger friends all use Instagram, I haven’t gotten on to it. Perhaps that’s because I don’t take many pictures, either of myself… Read More »It’s an Ordinary Life
I follow the news pretty closely. Thanks to online websites, I follow about ten news sites every day, many from outside of the US. I like to be informed. But staying informed comes at a price. Much of the news from around the world is not hopeful. I don’t need… Read More »Keeping Christ in Christmas: It’s All About You
It’s an experience many of us have had this past year. For me, the process took about a week. I found the website for my state listing all of the testing centers. Each center had a separate link with different hours of operations and appointments available. It took me about… Read More »Waiting
It’s been part of my job for a number of years. It’s one of those “behind-the-scenes” responsibilities most people don’t realize occur in graduate schools. When a doctoral student is proposing a dissertation topic for research in psychology, I review the topic to make sure it’s appropriate for meeting both… Read More »Resiliency, Thriving, and Self-Care
Miami Beach, Florida: For about six years it was my home. Living there always meant that no matter how much work I was doing, I could feel like I was on vacation in just a few minutes. That’s because the beach was just a few minute’s drive from my home.… Read More »Keeping Things in Perspective
I mostly meant it as a joke. But there was a serious side to it. Some responded to the humorous intention. Surprisingly, it proved to elicit thoughtful comments from others. There were even a couple people who sent private messages to explore my off-handed comment further. Here’s what transpired. A… Read More »The Mysteries of Daily Life
