On Wednesday, January 6th, hundreds of insurrectionists stormed the Capitol building as our political leaders gathered to certify the electoral votes. They had been goaded into action by President Trump and lackeys like Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri; Cruz is now...
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The result of this election is not what many of us hoped for. There is still a good possibility that Joe Biden wins enough electoral votes to carry the presidency. He is ahead in the popular vote by 2.5 million, but that is not what matters in our system. And, regardless, we did not receive the...
Hafiz writes,
A hunting party
Sometimes has a greater chance
Of flushing love and God
Out into the open
Than a warrior
All Alone
There is a distorted understanding of the spiritual journey that says we have to walk it all by ourselves. It says that meditation and prayer are solitary practices and...
About 10 years ago I was on a clergy retreat in the middle of the woods in New Hampshire. And I was sitting by the fire with a mentor who had been guiding me for over 10 years at that point. He lived the type of life I aspired to and I took every opportunity I could to listen to him. But at one...
A few days ago, President Trump's new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy fired all of the top managers of the USPS in what is being called the Friday Night Massacre. DeJoy’s appointment was loudly criticized as part of a scheme to undermine the Postal Service as an institution. He has no prior...
Several years ago, I read an account of a psychological test performed on Israeli soldiers. Three platoons were marched into the desert. The first platoon set out with no instruction and marched for 20 miles not knowing when it would end or what the point of the exercise was. The second platoon...
I've been having a hard time sleeping recently. In part, because it's been so hot and I don't sleep well in the heat. But I also think that the stress of the ongoing pandemic, our chaotic political situation, and a growing sense of isolation from the people I care about have all been wearing on...
Meditation gives me a chance. It gives me a chance to notice the influences guiding my thinking. If I am able to notice these influences, and I have the willingness to be generous, then I can act in ways that are not only helpful to the world but make me happy as well. Meditation gives me...
