DYNAMIC OF THE BLACK HOLE THAT THREATENS TO SWAMP US ALL “The highest knowledge is to know that we are surrounded by mystery. Neither knowledge nor hope for the future can be the pivot of our life or determine its direction. It is intended to be solely determined by...
Every day is a Winding Road “I’m just wondering why I feel so all alone Why I’m a stranger in my own life Every day is a faded sign I get a little bit closer to feeling fine I’ve been wondering if all the things I’ve seen Were ever real, were...
The ex-atheist philosopher who upset his Level 3-thinking colleagues One man who was on the fore-front of the anti-God battle was the brilliant academic Antony Flew, whose 1950’s work Theology and Falsification became the bedrock that most later atheistic writing was...
THE FORCE THAT DRIVES OUR LIVES FORWARD There is a little poem that captures our innate duality: “Within my earthly body there’s a crowd, One of me that’s humble, one that’s proud One that’s sick and sorry for its sin, One that’s unrepentant; sits and grins. From much...
The late Robin Williams in the opening soliloquy of the film Patch Adams said, ” All of life is coming home – salesmen, secretaries, coalminers, beekeepers, sword swallowers, all of us, the restless hearts of the world, are trying to find a way home.” He then...
This spiritual part of us wants to get beyond appearances to its deepest yearnings for love, truth and beauty. It cares about that which is beyond; that which is more than itself. This is why it is drawn to love, truth and beauty. Where has this part of us come from...
There is a generic term for all negative emotions – unhappiness. I have seen whole corporate cultures become destabilized, unhappy and therefore unproductive when infected by negative and destructive emotions. Because the ego is driven by a need to look good and be...
As love, truth, creativity and our sense of agency are thwarted we become unstable. If these four aspects of a healthy will become inverted we go close to the edge of becoming crazy. They are the means of our becoming more alive and whole. They are the expressions of...
“A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.”...
There is a little girl or boy inside each of us, wanting to transcend itself. Too often this little boy or girl inside of us gets tucked away, along with its love of life and adventure. It’s true, you can have safety or adventure but you can’t have both at the same...
