Philosophy
The dark time: El día de los Muertos
I’ve written about el día before, but this year I found the best synopsis online at the Smithsonian Latino Museum for a holiday that can be difficult to define. Here is what they say:
El Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) on November 2 is a day of celebration for the people of [...]
Nothing “out there” is the reason!
I must have uttered this phrase four or five times during the last group session I facilitated. There were so many things our clients wanted to “blame”! Well, we worked on those things, and then I went home, and confronted myself. I would never ask someone to take a position I wouldn’t embrace. If I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Disclosures
Disclosure: 1. The act or process of revealing or uncovering. 2. Something uncovered; a revelation.
I title this post somewhat ambiguously, as several events have transpired to inspire it. I’m acknowledging a couple of awards I received recently; the first from blog friend and spiritual theorist Julian, the UU Deist. He has bestowed upon me the [...]
“Climate Change” is B.A.D. (?)
“B.A.D.” stands for “Blog Action Day”, an interesting acronym, considering…
Is there a global crisis? Or just a global point of interest?
I’ve been blogging now for two and one-fourth years, and in that time I’ve had the opportunity and joy to participate in two previous Blog Action Days. The event takes place on October 15th each [...]
My thoughts on “Age”
In the first of (maybe) a series of quizzie posts, I’m looking at the issue of Age. I took a Blogthings Quiz called “What age do you act?”. Interesting question, because one of the reasons I blog (which I’ve repeated ad nauseum here, so forgive me if you’ve read this before) is that this is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 35 so far )Me and the Tao: coming along.
One of the things I’ve always appreciated about both Taoism and Buddhism is that each of them can be practiced as a religion, or studied as a philosophy. I’m sure that’s true of all spiritual writings, really, but there is no onus in the writings of the Tao on practicing a particular ritual. It’s [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 16 so far )Remembering Unity; Forgetting Divisiveness
On Thursday evening I attended an event in conjunction with World Day of Unity. My local event was held in a large sanctuary with all the known flags of the world posted around the room:
There were several different spiritual groups there, plus secular leaders. Several participants shared readings, and the Bahá’í Singers sang. The theme [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 8 so far )I need this blog
I need this blog to do something new for me. It sits, passively, while my life rushes by; uncaring.
Barely two years old; already cantankerous; not even “the terrible twos” can foil it—it never asks: “Why?”
I need this blog to do something new for me. I’m not known for maintaining friendships long past their usefulness. Cold; [...]
Lapsed Gurus falling off Pedestals
“I only have so much patience!’ —This was a phrase uttered unto me as a child by a well-meaning (one would hope) parent. Most of us remember a few choice phrases used by parents, teachers, colleagues or friends that planted limiting beliefs in our heads. The first fallacy of these sorts of statements, in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 16 so far )All and Sunday
It’s odd, I’ve often thought, that the days of the week in the English language are named after Norse gods and planetary bodies, yet month names are a mixture of Latin numbers, Roman Emperors, and Rituals, with a Greek goddess thrown in (Maia, or May). We English speakers are all mixed up, don’t you think?
Time [...]
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