Here in the Grand Rapids area we have had an interfaith Thanksgiving service the past couple of years. It has been organized by GRACE (Grand Rapids Area Center for Ecumenism), the Interfaith Dialogue Association and others. Last year, I participated in it at a Conservative Jewish temple. I played guitar with a Hindu group that […]
Today I spoke with my 79 year old mother on the phone. We talked for around two hours and the time passed quickly. She thought it was around an hour. It’s amazing how much more positive she’s become in the past ten years or so in spite of, or because of, dealing with two or […]
Days change, coming and going. Newness is ever present. Each new day is an opportunity to reappraise our lives, to see what is working and what is not. It’s good to give projects we undertake a fair chance to make it, to see if they bear fruit or not, to determine if they are worth […]
I am more and more impressed with Arianna Huffington the more I learn about her. I enjoy what I read by and about her in Salon.com, what I hear on the news and now that she has withdrawn from the race for California governor. She’s not a spoiler like Ralph Nader, who I used to […]
Life is a wonderful mystery that we are all a part of. Everything, everyone is connected. We are even connected to the God, Ground of All Being, Source of All Life and Love that is behind the whole thing and within the whole and every part of it. If only we could see and feel […]
The seasons change and so do I. Life is a constant process of change. It never stays the same unless we’re stuck and blind to what’s going on around us. Every day is new, fresh and fragrant. We can enjoy the beauty of the sun shimmering on the leaves of the tree outside our window […]
Well, I’ve been consumed the past couple of days with the task of buying a new computer system. Therefore, I haven’t blogged. I crashed my printer last week and had to buy a new one, and in the process discovered how really old my computer was (5 years). I decided to upgrade to a notebook […]
How often we have to compromise between what we want and what is attainable. For example, I really like Dennis Kucinich’s positions on issues like defense, trade, etc.. He is who I would like to see elected president because he would do the things I’d like to see happen. Yet the media says he’s unelectable, […]
As I understand it, we are one with God. We have the same qualities as God, but in different quantity. God is infinite. We are infinitesimal. God is the whole. We are the part. The part is meant to serve the whole. When we are in union with God, God’s energy can flow through us […]
Learning to maintain balance in life is one of the most important things. Stay cool, calm and collected. Sure, it’s OK to get excited when something goes well and the emotions well up. Sure, it’s OK to get bummed out when things go poorly and that sinking feeling comes along. The trick is to maintain […]