Have you ever noticed what happens internally when someone says something you strongly disagree with? Next time it happens, take a moment to focus within before you speak.Looking within, you may notice that you have already decided that you are right and they are wrong. Or that they need to hear what you have to say, because what you have to say is so important. You may feel physically upset, because we often make unconscious assumptions that can lead us to feeling attacked, unloved or unseen. … [Read more...]

MILWAUKEE - A letter to the president, urging a more compassionate approach to world and planetary action, was approved by 1,100 Sisters of St. Joseph on July 11 during a meeting of the United States Federation in Milwaukee. More than 300 Sisters of St. Joseph, who are members of this Federation, live and minister in St. Paul. The letter reads: "Nearly 1,100 U.S. Sisters of Saint Joseph and Associates are meeting at the Midwest Airlines Conference Center in Milwaukee. We are … [Read more...]

One of the most distressing phenomena I have encountered in my years as a classical homeopath is one that I call "Health or Husband."You may have seen it yourself in your friends, family or perhaps even yourself. A woman has a particular health problem. She has sought help from conventional medicine, but is not satisfied with the results - perhaps side-effects, a gut feeling that it isn't really the best course of action, or simple ineffectiveness. On the recommendation of a friend or … [Read more...]

It costs so much to become a whole human being that there are very few who have the enlightenment, or the courage, to pay the price. One has to abandon altogether the search for certainty and security, and reach out with both arms to embrace life with energy and passion. Like a lover, one has to embrace the world and their being alive within it. One has to accept both pain and pleasure as a condition of existence. One has to accept doubt and darkness as the cost of learning and having new … [Read more...]

Summer is a wonderful time to bring back balance and perspective in your work life - especially if you've been using all your emotional and physical reserves to push through a busy spring of balancing a career with kids' sporting events, graduations, concerts, weddings and other family commitments. Celebrated author and medical intuitive Caroline Myss, Ph.D., says that our biography becomes our biology - how we think and live directly affects our physical self, emotional well-being and overall … [Read more...]

Journey for Peace: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, by Matthieu Ricard and Christian Schmidt, photographs by Manuel Bauer (Scalo Publishers), 291 pages.The Dalai Lama has become a celebrity around the world, especially since receiving the Nobel Peace prize in 1989 and after the popular movies Seven Years in Tibet, The Little Buddha and Kundun were released in the 1990s. He deserves this popularity; his life has been a long, courageous, tragic and spiritual adventure. This coffee-table book, … [Read more...]

Recently I received a most interesting letter from a spiritual seeker who had read one of my articles. She lamented that she is afraid to take certain actions to better her life, because she did not want to expose herself to possible karmic repercussions. She wanted to know how I felt about her situation. "First of all, it's none of my business how you choose to live your life," I explained. "But since you've invited me into your world, I must reveal to you that just getting out … [Read more...]

The internet is a connection with the infinite. There is an infinite variety of uses for this technology. We can use this technology to bring ourselves closer to each other. In a mere instant, we can access information about every culture on Earth. We can educate ourselves about another culture's view of the Divine. We can develop an appreciation for diversity. We can expand our worldview. We can send and receive messages across the globe in moments. We can access encyclopedias and virtually all … [Read more...]

Last week I was sitting on a park bench, reading a book, taking in the rich, warmth of an early springtime day. A child kept moving around me, making noises, puttering, going back and forth. I tried to pay no attention, but the intrusion was getting irritating. There was no one else around, and this child seemed intent upon either annoying me or getting my attention.Finally, a bit exasperated, I looked up. A young boy of maybe 10 or 12 was straddling the bar of his dirt bike, staring at me. He … [Read more...]

Largest residential green building expo coming to SFSAN FRANCISCO - Prompted by the tremendous groundswell of public interest in green building, West Coast Green - the nation's premier residential tradeshow focused exclusively on green products, design and sustainability - will open its doors September 28-30 in San Francisco's Bill Graham Auditorium. This event will gather under one roof for the first time pioneering trade professionals from all over the nation, plus homeowners eager to educate … [Read more...]

So, here I am againtrying to get a feel for this space that I've created. Dark and nebulous.Indefinite and indistinct.Once a poem, a picture, reflection... Why am I here?Why are you? I ask myself these questions. And how shall I refer to this thing - THE INTERNET?Friend, or foe? Strange. I do wonder... It's a mix, you know...Sleek, but clumsy.Intimate, yet open for all the world to see.Hermetic and reclusive, yet accessibleto millions of people at the click of a button -millions of people … [Read more...]