30 years ago, as a freshman in college, I saw Paul Wellstone announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate on the campus of Macalester College in St. Paul. I was inspired by the energy he used to put his compassion into action. Today as I see the Twin Cities experiencing such a passionate unrest, I wonder how our society can use compassion to address the ills caused by a lack of compassion. (more…)
It takes days to get to the village of Ranomafana, deep in the Rainforest in southeastern Madagascar. Nearing the end of a most difficult journey, you will find yourself bouncing down a narrow mountain road that was once paved, but now the potholes are so big, the driver tries to navigate around the bits of remaining pavement. (more…)
Whatever happens to me, to you, to my immediate family and to our global family of human beings around the world… What ever happens, we’re ok. (more…)
This month every human being on the planet will walk the same path together. Together, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and people of all religions will practice social distancing in their homes and their communities will endure death on a large scale. Its a valley of darkness similar to that described in Psalms 23:4. Every religion has a similar message, just told through different metaphors. (more…)
Many people are finding that social distancing is creating stress. We let our thoughts just wander aimlessly into a worst case scenario trap. Its a trap because we entertain the thought but we don’t take the time to really assess how a worse case scenario might actually play out in its entirety. Yet during the stay at home order, we have more time than ever to take a deep and honest look. (more…)
I woke today with lots of thoughts swirling in my head. Whenever I feel my state of mind is a bit shaken, I know I’m looking at things from the wrong perspective. (more…)
Many years ago, I was given of the most influential books in my life, called How Can I Help. This book helped me begin to observe what it means to be myself and how that impacts my daily interactions with other people. Yesterday, its author, Ram Dass, died and he will be in my heart today. (more…)
Much of society tries to define us from the moment we are born. But if other people label us, and we let those labels box us in, then we are greatly limiting who and what we truly are. That’s why the only label I can fully accept is that we are the embodiment of God’s love. (more…)
Robert Hunter wrote in the song Althea… “Thinking a lot about less and less and forgetting the love we bring.” (more…)
30 years ago, as a freshman in college, I saw Paul Wellstone announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate on the campus of Macalester College in St. Paul. I was inspired by the energy he used to put his compassion into action. Today as I see the Twin Cities experiencing such a passionate unrest, I wonder how our society can use compassion to address the ills caused by a lack of compassion. (more…)
It takes days to get to the village of Ranomafana, deep in the Rainforest in southeastern Madagascar. Nearing the end of a most difficult journey, you will find yourself bouncing down a narrow mountain road that was once paved, but now the potholes are so big, the driver tries to navigate around the bits of remaining pavement. (more…)
Whatever happens to me, to you, to my immediate family and to our global family of human beings around the world… What ever happens, we’re ok. (more…)
This month every human being on the planet will walk the same path together. Together, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, and people of all religions will practice social distancing in their homes and their communities will endure death on a large scale. Its a valley of darkness similar to that described in Psalms 23:4. Every religion has a similar message, just told through different metaphors. (more…)
