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I’ve Got Peace Like a River and Tears Like the Raindrops
A couple of weeks ago I attended services at our local Unitarian Universalist Church. I was feeling down that day and hoped for some inspiration and solace. The first hymn we sang was “I’ve Got Peace...
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Monday MOGO Tip: Pretend You Know (and Like) Everyone
Today as I was driving home from the dog park, I was following an SUV that stopped in the midst of a turn, to let a pedestrian cross the street. Apparently the pedestrian and the people in the SUV knew...
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Let No One Else Decide How You Will Act
My good friend and colleague, Mary Pat Champeau, once offered me some words of wisdom, ones that helped her to maintain integrity, equanimity, and calm no matter what the situation. She said, “I try...
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Seven Ducklings and the Peace of Wild Things
This morning as I walked by our pond, I saw a Mallard with her seven newly hatched ducklings. I kept my dogs under control as we walked past the pond while the mother duck quickly gathered the babies...
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Go Outside! For Yourself & the World
Why do I ever forget to go outside? No, that’s not quite right. How is it that I ever feel too lazy, tired, busy, or stressed to go outside for an hour and take a walk through the woods, climb a small...
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Go Out and Seton Watch!
In my last post I wrote about Seton watching, a form of nature observation in which one sits quietly and observes a small window in the natural world for at least 20 minutes. I’ve chosen to do this...
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What Does Forgiveness Really Mean?
“Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. “Forgiveness and reconciliation are not just ethereal, spiritual, otherworldly activities…. They are...
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On Turning 50: Letting Go of Demons & Focusing on Creating a Better World
I turned 50 last week. I’m more fit than at 20, and much happier too. My life feels meaningful and purposeful, and the dominant emotion I experience when I attend to my life is gratitude. But there are...
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Embracing Our Devils?
In a recent blog post on turning 50 and letting go of demons I reflected upon two specific demons that plague me: worry and wanting things to be different. I wrote about wishing to banish these demons...
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When Desire and Will Compete
Note: This is a repost from 10/19/2009. Enjoy! I was reading an excellent essay by Eknath Easwaran in the Blue Mountain Journal, titled “Will and Desire.” He begins: “Desire is the key to life,...
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Most Good, Least Harm
For the next few blog posts I’m going to share excerpts from my book, Most Good, Least Harm: A Simple Principle for a Better World and Meaningful Life. My book, Most Good, Least Harm, “is based on a...
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Desire and Will
I was reading an excellent essay by Eknath Easwaran in the Blue Mountain Journal, titled “Will and Desire.” He begins: “Desire is the key to life, because desire is power. The deeper the desire, the...
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