Guidelines

Hope is as breath to the soul. It instantly comforts and rejuvenates your inner being, so you can somehow go on when only a minute ago you were wondering how you could do just that. Back in October of 2002, I led a group of men on my annual weekend “Men’s Prayer Retreat,” at New […]

I wouldn’t want to live in a world without humor. Even a day without laughter would be unthinkable. Laughter has proven healing power; it also reduces tension and fosters comfort. Humor is like the air in car tires; you cannot get very far without it. Instead of moving, you just sit there, feeling the weight […]

You can back up without giving up. The timing is everything. Like an old TV ad for a California wine company put it: “Nothing before its time.” Because you cannot seem to have something now does not mean that in time, it might still be yours. You may have to persevere, and find out through […]

Love is a spiritual organism connecting people. Love is to the mutual world as gravity is to the external world. Though it evolves over time, love is a circle with three phases. These phases blend into one another seamlessly, around and around again, potentially lifelong. The phases are as the sweeps of a second hand, […]

When you are in a hurry, you can be dangerous. Carl Jung said, “Hurry is not only of the devil. Hurry is the devil.” You might do something you’ll regret, or say something you’ll wish you hadn’t. When you are in a hurry is the best time to slow down and engage in “self-talk.” This […]

Self-interest is not the highest interest. It is important, of course, but not the most important. Many, however, believe that their self-interest is what matters most, even to the exclusion of others’ self-interest. Add the “special-interest” groups from our community to our congress, and you have a society in inter-turmoil and conflict. Too often, it […]