A perfect roadmap to everywhere…

When you engage in conversation with your friends, or even with those new to you – and ‘life happens’ is the topic, do you notice a theme running through it? I do. The theme is most often: “How do I get there from here?” Sound familiar? Perhaps it is running loose in your mind too?…

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Stimulation not salvation is the key

All human cultures seem to practice music. My favorite practice is the water music from the women of Vanuatu as it reminds me that music is primordial and it changed my outlook on Water Music (which I previously associated more to Handel). The women perform in the water and slap it with their hands while the…

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All the answers are not enough

Stephen Hawking says “theology is not required” in his book “The Grand Design”. His reasoning appears sound, “physics can explain the development of the universe including life without needing a creator”. Yeah. So what? Theology is the rational and systemic study of religion and its influence. Religion, has been, continues to be and well may…

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The path to peace lies here…

Some of us participated in the 11 Days of Forgiveness leading up to the International Day of Peace on September 21, 2006. What does forgiveness have to do with peace? If you review your own life, you know that when we are holding something against another, those thoughts become like a hamster wheel of frustration and resentment…

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Letting go is easier than we think

Sometimes we get so attached to a particular story in our lives that we believe it is very difficult to let it go. Often the reason for this may be transferring emotions from one issue to another. That is why I was so impresed with the Travolta family decision to let go the prosecution on…

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Love makes the world go round

Yes I realize that the earth was formed by a solar nebula starting the spin and as a result of space being a near perfect vaccum it continues spinning. I mean that love is the essence through which humankind expresses itself. Like Leo Tolstoy I believe that love is the central cement to the religions of the…

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