Tag: peace

When I write or talk about learning to love ‘what is’ I seem to find a lot of resistance. People hear me say that and they imagine themselves doormats to life, just lying down and letting whatever comes roll right over them. That is not what loving ‘what is’ means to me. It does not… Continue reading Freedom Through Loving What Is

I have not been posting much lately. I have been writing quite a bit but have not found much I wanted to share. Because of several inquires, lately, concerning my status, I set out to write, as openly and as honestly as I know how to be, about my current situation. I offer, here, the… Continue reading Where I AM

We Do Have Love, Thank You for Reminding me! A couple nights ago I posted a quote from Jiddu Krishnamurti which said “There have been 15,000 wars in the last 5000 years and there is still no love, no compassion.” Just before I posted this I had spent about an hour reading fear-based posts from… Continue reading Got Love?

“Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall back apart. Then they come back together and then fall… Continue reading Allow More Room

I saw a celebrity, recently, who told the interviewer, “I can honestly say that I have almost no ego left.” The interviewer just sort of nodded and added something like, “You have been on this path for a very long time.” I found myself just laughing. I like the person who was being interviewed and… Continue reading Egoless, Seriously?

We all find it remarkably easy to love beauty when, through our conditioning, we identify something as beautiful. People who love cats, particularly kittens, will likely find the above picture to be beautiful. Those who hate cats may find it challenging to see this little critter in the same light. It is our programming which… Continue reading Love of Beauty is Love of God

Saturday I needed to wash an oversized comforter and since this mission could be combined with some of my wife’s errands, I visited a small Laundromat out west of the city and stayed there for a couple of hours while cleaning the blanket. I was really pleased to see that I had the place all… Continue reading Testing my Growth

Prejudice is never intelligent. Prejudice is born of ignorance; Applying one observation To a whole class of individuals. Prejudice is embraced by small minds, who, in their fear, in their longing for safety, Are too shallow to realize, too UN-enlightened to understand that true safety exists only in openness:  in open minded, open hearted Expanded… Continue reading Prejudice Separates

Recently, I was pondering this quote:  “The Art of Peace is the religion that is not a religion; it perfects and completes all religions.” – Morihei Ueshiba I love this idea because choosing Peace is one of the unifying thoughts behind all religious pursuits. Regardless of the spiritual tradition we embrace, we are typically drawn… Continue reading The Art of Peace

Being Human can be Painful, Suffering is an Option One of my favorite teachings from A Course in Miracles is the simple reminder, “Instead of this I can choose peace.” I am convinced that most human suffering occurs because people do not understand that peace is a choice. Peace is always available. All suffering is… Continue reading Suffering is ALWAYS Optional