On Thursday night I was treated to a concert featuring two of my favorite artists of my teen years. Olivia Newton-John hosted an evening of song and memories of John Denver, as part of Denver’s posthumous induction into the newly formed Colorado Music Hall Of Fame. I was never much into music as a teen in the early 70’s. Until …
Only the strong survive! Survival of the fittest is the fundamental law of nature! Winning isn’t everything, it’s the only thing! We’ve all be raised with these ideas. Since Charles Darwin’s time assumptions like the above have been key to our understanding of the way the World works. The new documentary “I Am” challenges these long standing beliefs. The film’s …
I was never much into meditation. As I continued to pursue the spiritual path, though, I found the subject kept coming up from teachers and authors I respected. “A consistent meditation practice is the foundation of spiritual growth” was the message I’d get from one source or another. In the past I made attempts at meditation. In classes I have …
When I volunteered to review Marcelle Pick’s new book, “Are You Tired and Wired?” for Hay House I wasn’t sure if I was the right man for the job. Or if any man would be. Pick, an OB/GYN NP, the co-founder of the Women to Women clinic and author of The Core Balance Diet, writes primarily to a female audience …
As a person who has long struggled with weight issues I was especially interested in Dayna Macy’s new book “Ravenous – a food lover’s journey from obsession to freedom”. Ravenous is not your typical diet book. “… diets have always felt temporary to me,” Macy writes, “We talk about ‘going on’ them, and that means we go off them, too. …
“Appearing to be free is not the goal, being free is.” I heard that phrase in a sermon many years ago in a pentecostal Christian church. While I no longer believe much of the doctrine of that church, this phrase has stuck with me. I was reminded of it again last week. Sometimes I feel I need to show people …
Recently I came across Gina Welch’s insightful look into the evangelical church in her first book “In The Land Of Believers” If a movie were to be made of earlier years it might be titled “I Was A Teenage Fundamentalist”! Yes in my younger days I was a conservative Bible believer. Over the years my spiritual outlook transformed to a …
Is Disney World just a place for kids to enjoy? Last week I attended a travel agent conference at this top tourist destination. Sure there were lots of families in attendance appreciating the Disney characters, a variety of rides, shows, restaurants, and more. On this trip, however, I was reminded how a visit to Disney World can be inspirational too. …
This week’s remembrance of Martin Luther King reminded me of when I saw his statue in the U.S. Capitol rotunda last spring (pictured to the right). The black stone figure was cold and lifeless. I suppose statues are there to remind us of great words from historical figures. For me I am more inspired seeing old film clips of Dr King. …
When participating in a guided group meditation session I am often encouraged to picture a peaceful scene in my mind. The one that always comes to me is shown at the right – a beautiful, remote beach on the island of Tabuaeran in the South Pacific – 900 miles from Hawaii. My wife and I visited this Island on a …