Do you celebrate other people’s success or do you moan and cry, “Why not me?” There was an interesting discussion that took place on an Internet listserv group – the topic for that week had been envy. My mother had … Continue reading
A friend asked how she could apply a calm, meditative state of mind in her otherwise busy, agitated life. How can she become a centered, joyful person when she is in the full force of daily living? I don’t have … Continue reading
Recently, I was reminded of the analogy of the frog in boiling water. If you boil a pot of water and then throw a frog in it, the frog will immediately jump out. However, if you place a frog in … Continue reading
I was catching up on the life of a friend over coffee one day when he commented about how his life could be so much easier if only a certain co-worker would quit. This co-worker caused him problems every day … Continue reading
Waiting – it conjures up images of sitting impatiently in a chair with toes tapping and fingers drumming. I wait for my children to get off the bus at the end of a school day. I wait for the traffic … Continue reading
Physical pain is a funny thing. Not funny as in causing laughter, but it’s perplexing. It takes over my thoughts and actions. Everything I do is subject to this pain. I must slow down. I am forced to not be … Continue reading
As a young child, I owned a Bible – Good News for Modern Man. My Bible became quite tattered from use and it followed me into adulthood. I remember keeping the Bible in my bedside table (like they do in … Continue reading
I’ve been through many stages when it comes to my feelings on the church. Growing up in a religious family, we attended church every Sunday. It got to the point where I knew when to stand, when to sit and … Continue reading
Many years ago my brother explained that he regularly tithed, donating a large amount of his money to the charity of his choice. He didn’t have the time to investigate worthy causes and asked me to distribute his money for … Continue reading