The Radiance of Being

My youngest son made an interesting observation after seeing the tree pictured in yesterday’s post as we were out driving. He said, “Isn’t that amazing, daddy? Nature doesn’t charge admission.” That thought inspired yesterday’s haiku, but more than that, it got me thinking about the the true nature of the radiance of being. We, as …

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Force of Habit

We are, as they say "creatures" of habit, and we have a remarkable ability to develop and maintain patterns of behavior and function in way that allow us to get a lot done without much conscious thought. Because of this, much of what we do in a day ends up being more a matter of …

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A Sense of Your Soul

Your soul is the constellation of your being, of your true inner identity. Its peculiar pattern of organization is the result of both inner and outer factors, or put in other terms, of things heavenly and earthly. The colors, shapes, shadings, and textures of your soul are unique to you. You are an individual for …

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Love

Love has a strange and marvelous influence upon us. Its effect is multifaceted; love never touches us in just one way. Poets, musicians, philosophers, and artists have striven through the ages to describe love, but love is so vast, so complex, that even the greatest creative geniuses have scarcely managed to touch on the subject. …

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Help

"He who sees a need and waits to be asked for help is as unkind as if he had refused it." ― Dante Alighieri My youngest brother, Jonathan, would not be one to say much about his desire to help other people when he recognizes that they are in need, but having watched him over …

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