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Most Christian ‘believers’ tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousness. It has been true of slavery and racism, classism and consumerism and issues of immigration and health care for the poor. Richard Rohr Meditation: HowContinue reading “Christians – Only Echoing?…”

Healing may not be so much about getting better, as about letting go of everything that isn’t you – all of the expectations, all of the beliefs – and becoming who you are. Rachel Naomi Remen Meditation: Adolescence is a beautiful and difficult time in life. The beauty is that the growing teens can tryContinue reading “Healing as Becoming…”

If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Dalai Lama Meditation: One of the things I had to practice and learn over many years is being non-judgmental and compassionate with others and with myself. There have been times in my life where I was very harsh and restrictiveContinue reading “Recovering Compassion…”

I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude. Brene Brown Meditation: The girls are excited. We will go on a family outing tomorrow. Nothing big, nothing expensive, just a two hour drive north to Helen, GA. We have beenContinue reading “Happiness is…”

For me, the opposite of scarcity is not abundance. It’s enough. I’m enough. My kids are enough. Brene Brown Meditation: We live in a culture where most assume “bigger to be better”. Winning and being the best is what most are striving for at all times and in all things. Having plenty, having abundantly and havingContinue reading “I Am Enough…”

A mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Meditation: I remember that as a child I liked to be independent. Even at the age of two I would say “Ich kann das selber” (I can do this myself!). As a teenager I liked toContinue reading “Independent, Yet Nurtured…”

Everything you are against weakens you. Everything you are for empowers you. Wayne Dyer Meditation: When we get anxious or afraid, our minds turn towards the negative. When we are frustrated and angry, our minds easily become fixated and judgmental. We feel that we need to fight against that what we fear. We become gluedContinue reading “Being Empowered…”

Christianity stands or falls with its revolutionary protest against violence, arbitrariness, and pride of power, and with its plea for the weak. Christians are doing too little to make these points clear … Christendom adjusts itself far too easily to the worship of power. Christians should give more offense, shock the world far more, thanContinue reading “Christianity- Selling Out?…”

A true community is not just about being geographically close to someone or part of the same social web network. It’s about feeling connected and responsible for what happens. Humanity is our ultimate community, and everyone plays a crucial role. Yehuda Berg Meditation: Early this year, with the political climate changing in this country, IContinue reading “The Power of Being Connected…”

Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life. Anne Roiphe Meditation:  Many have lost their homes in the state of Texas that has first been hit by a hurricane and now by a tropical storm’s rising water levels. I saw a photo yesterday of several nursing homeContinue reading “The Grief of Losing One’s Home…”