Sympathy, Empathy And Compassion
Pity, sympathy, empathy, compassion. Each is received at various times by one in distress. They are the responses engendered by our...
Mistaking The World We’ve Made For The Real World
The instant we wake the story begins: “Here I am. In my bed. Hard worker, good dad, decent husband, a guy who always tries his...
The Empty Boat
He who rules men lives in confusion; He who is ruled by men lives in sorrow. Tao therefore desired Neither to influence others Nor to...
When Winnie The Pooh Was Scared
“Piglet” said Pooh. “Yes,” said Piglet. “I’m scared,” said Pooh. For a moment there was...
En-Lightening
And as I want for Words to come, Ideas to flow, Pain to go, I suffer my judgment of what is so. And as I will for Me to mend,...
Humility
The dictionary definition of humility is “a modest or low view of one’s own importance.” This always gave me a...
Coddiwomple
Coddiwomple is one of my all-time favorite words, especially as a metaphor for life. It means to travel purposefully towards an...
New Forms Of Religion
However much the great ship of religion may be sinking, we remain spiritual in our needs and aspirations. If we see that religion has a...
Gratefulness Happens Before Thinking
My vision of the world? My hope for the future? This topic sounds a bit big. Allow me to start small — say, with crows. They are my...
There Are Many Voices Beside Ours
We [Native Americans] know about silence. We are not afraid of it. In fact, for us, silence is more powerful than words. Our elders were...
The Practice Before The Practice
From the moment we open our eyes, we are meaning-seeking creatures, looking for what matters though we carry what matters deep within us....
The Vessel And The Filter
Each of us has a container within. It is constantly being filled with data. It holds the sum total of our thoughts, feelings, dreams, and...