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A New Way to Pray – Boldly
OK, for this one I’m putting on my semi-religious/spiritual writer’s hat. First, some backstory. My father was a Methodist minister. My mother the daughter of a minister, who became a Methodist when they emigrated from England. So, as a child, they taught me to pray before bed. That was many years ago, and my only memories are of kneeling at my bedside while one or the other of my parents gently ‘coached’ me. It wasn’t an ordeal, it was ‘just the pro forma, the way it was.’ I would pray
My monthly newsletter, “Paying Attention,” was launched in April, 2007. Each one contains thoughts and ideas that occur in the general areas of psychology, culture, or other matters that come from the interface between my work and the rest of the world. They may also contain news and information about myself, and new areas of my work, study and research.
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A New Way to Pray – Boldly
OK, for this one I’m putting on my semi-religious/spiritual writer’s hat. First, some backstory. My father was a Methodist minister. My mother the daughter of
A “Third Thing”
This concept has been bouncing around in my head for a number of years, with no memory where it came from. I believe it was
On Hearing Yourself Through the Ears of Another
From a few Story-Tellers with ancient roots that I’ve experienced (and emulated), I’ve heard the following type of preface: “I carry this story within me,
Survival with Integrity
This is a difficult time for so many right now. Many don’t know what to believe, who to trust. Many don’t know what to do.
Liars
Part Two in a series on Countering Aggression Lying as Aggression My working definition here of lying is A conscious corruption of reality by the
Personal Protection – the Pocket Mirror
Part One in a series on Countering Aggression Backstory Many years ago, when my children were “just kids,” I wandered into our living room where
How to Speak to a New Year Like This One
I receive a weekly online publication, Maria Popova’s The Marginalian (founded in 2006) In Praise of the Telescopic Perspective:A Reflection on Living Through Turbulent Times.https://www.themarginalian.org/2017/12/21/reflection/
From Darkness to Hope
I need to share that in writing under this title, that I am not just honoring the wisdom of the seasons of Nature. I want
Reaching Across – My Response to the Election
It’s been a week now of frantic post-mortems, almost ad nauseam. Many more than Baskin Robbins teasing a diabetic with its multiverse of flavors. I
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Third-Party Mental Health Insurance
Some Background and Considerations [This is a minor re-write of an article I originally wrote 18 years ago. Very little of my mind has changed over
“In” Love
Some years ago, when I was reading many of the works of Charles Williams,1 I came across a brief theatrical interlude between Mary & Joseph: Mary: “Joseph
The Psalms – Finally A Way To Enjoy Them
Readers,I’m going to get ‘religions’ on you for a moment or two. For some, that will be fine; for others, that can be an “Oh