I went to a live show recently, right here in our own San Jose, California, downtown. The Psychedelic Furs were playing the summer concert series, “music in the park“, it was a really fun time. An old friend had won tickets from some website, some promoter… And my buddy asked me if I wanted to …
Tag: inspiration
YES. Discipline and Spirituality: Insight from the 14th Dalai Lama
Short and sweet. And 100% TRUTH. “The very purpose of spirituality is self-discipline. Rather than criticizing others, we should evaluate and criticize ourselves. Ask yourself, what am I doing about my anger, my attachment, my pride, my jealousy? These are the things we should check in our day to day lives.” YES.
How Long?
“Juneteenth” , a US Federal Holiday? Since when? Four years now since this day - 19 June - was designated so, a formal holiday to remember and commemorate the day in 1865 when all enslaved people were declared free, emancipated, released and no longer subject to bondage, to slavery. It’s been 160 years since that …
What’s In Front, Behind
Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco. Very cool, water-feature experiential monument of sorts to Dr. King. And these words were just what I needed. “ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but rather where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.” Amen, amen.
It May Bear Fruit
This passage from Luke, chapter 13, resonates. Don’t give up; try again; there is still hope; take action with care, try a different approach, Good can still result. Yes. Yes it can. And he told them this parable: "There once was a person who had a fig tree planted in his orchard, and when he …
Low & Slow
Everything slows down at the coast, Conversation, expectation, heart rate, The lull of the ocean, white noise, white ripple, brown, blue, gray, Everything slows, the cold wind blows through, slow shift in the chair, sitting low on the deck, Mind, thoughts slow, ponder troubles and joys and the sun, low too in the southern sky, …
Beach Jottings
Beach Jottings 13, our lucky number these days of family vacation together. California coast, between Santa Cruz and Monterey, house, ocean, sand, good. Eight adults, five kids, three families stem from one. Feels good to be together. Let the stress and structure fall away, let it be easy for a few days. Seen along the …
Operation: Little Kids
“Being a parent of little kids is sometimes like being a special forces operator.” That’s the way it’s been feeling these last few days. Of course, we don’t have to apply lethal force in the course of conducting parenting operations; and certainly we are not in harms way (typically) when parenting. So no one is …
Prayer for Generosity – Ignatius of Loyola
Eternal Word, only begotten Son of God, Teach me true generosity. Teach me to serve you as you deserve. To give without counting the cost, To fight heedless of wounds, To labor without seeking rest, To sacrifice myself without thought of any reward Save the knowledge that I have done your will. Amen. [Feast Day, …
Inside the Box, Outside the Lines
There are many metaphors that convey one of the basic dichotomies of life: that middle ground between routine and spontaneity. The concept comes to to mind thus: put your life into a neat little box that is familiar, known, manageable. At the same time, don't be afraid to color outside the lines and create something …
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