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Safe Harbor in a Turbulent World
As each day brings us scenes of sectarian conflict and heart-wrenching misery, I wish I could share what I’ve learned with these poor, afflicted people and help them find a safe harbor. My daughters and their families are Catholic, my son Jewish, his wife, Buddhist. My sisters are Unitarian, one brother follows the Tao…
Read MoreNot-So-Random Acts of Kindness
Kind words are short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless. – Mother Teresa Many people talk about random acts of kindness, and their stories are inspiring. To quietly serve another person seems to amplify the good many times over, especially when it’s widely shared on the Internet. I got to thinking…
Read MoreThings Our Life Misses
I just got off the phone with the Dean of Instruction, and I was fuming. The job I wanted – a job I had been doing unofficially for three years – had just been given to the other finalist. The Dean said it had been a difficult decision as the two of us had very similar…
Read MoreShangri-La in California
Shangri-La is a mythical, almost inaccessible Utopia where almost everyone is happy, healthy, and content. But did you know that for over seventy years there has been a real Shangri-La in California? In 1943, Dr. Robert Stelle wrote: Our own Shangri-La is closer than you imagine. Those who work here can tell you how hard…
Read MoreLemurian Map Into Marriage
As I turned, nervous but purposefully to the person by my side, I knew a powerful and significant moment had arrived. I was about to commit to the culmination of a long-wished-for deep desire, fulfill a resolute goal, find the answer to a prayer. My Lemurian map into marriage had brought me to my wedding day!…
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