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Dreams Undusted
At what point do you wake up and accept that your life has become a compromise? Over the course of days and years and decades all the choices you have made or half-made in a fog assemble themselves in a generally orderly fashion and we call them our “life”. We…
What Gives You Joy?
Readers Respond: One of the things author David Pollay (the Law of the Garbage Truck, The Three Promises) advises us everyday to do everyday is “Find Joy.” What is one thing you did this week that gave you joy? (If you are interested, here is my review of the The…
Kisses Not Candy
The costumes have all been put away and the trick-or-treaters are gone leaving only a few feathers or streaks of glitter on the walkway next to the sagging pumpkin with its memories of smiles. All we have is candy. Candy collected by our own children, or the leftover treats reserved for…
Strengths Of Our Children
Everything I have learned in life that has mattered, I learned from my children. They are the “sacred Yes” about whom Nietzsche spoke. In positive psychology we study strengths. This is good and valuable and has taught us so much about people at their best, and about life’s luminous moments. …
What Is Your Wish?
Readers respond: Our wishes tell us something about what it means to be human. If you had one wish for the world, your family or yourself, what would it be? More here and a video here.
Faith in Humanity
A question for you: Goodness is all around us all the time. What is one thing this week that confirmed or restored your faith in humanity? (Photo credit aaron gilson, made available via a creative commons license.)
Strive to be of Value
To many people, this post will not make any sense. It has been several years now since my aunt died. She never went to college. She was heavy. She had human problems. But, dispatch for the local fire department, the whole community came together when she died. Every strong and…
I Choose Astonishment (Part 1)
As a poet and reader, I love words. As a child “dyslexicly” trying to make sense of inky scribblings and smudges on paper, I fell in love with the majesty of language. I was amazed at the way words can create whole new worlds and change the contours of how…
Affective Prosperity
af·fec·tive (adj): relating to, arising from, or influencing feelings or emotions pros·per·i·ty (noun): a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition Affective Prosperity is the principal that all of our authentic emotions and feelings add a texture and richness to life, and can be a creative force to be drawn upon to…
The Rain Stick
No one is sure of the exact origin of the Rain Stick. Ancient versions of the percussion instrument have been found in Africa, pre-Mayan Peru and with the Aztecs in Mexico. They have been discovered among the artifacts of the Diaguita people of northern Chile and Argentina, as well as…