The title of this topic comes from Paul Simon's song "Train in the Distance", wherein Simon writes "negotiations and love songs are often mistaken for one and the same." The idealized version of ... Read More about Negotiations and Other Interactions
There are several kinds of strength, including physical strength, inner strength, and political strength, or strength in numbers fortified by unity. Among the most moving examples of this was the ... Read More about Strength
The sacred is found in nature. (Where else would you find it?) Reverence is an attitude, and a way of looking at things. Many religious naturalists describe this as natural piety. “Both Emerson ... Read More about Living in Reverence and Natural Piety
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. [Reinhold Niebuhr, The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness (1944), ... Read More about Democracy – Self-government
“Integrity is a steadfast commitment to moral and ethical principles, promoting personal and collective well-being.” “. . . integrity in leadership is about being authentic, ethical, and principled in ... Read More about Living with Integrity and Character, in the Wholeness of Being
By living vitally, we re-create ourselves and are made new. When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest woods . . . [Henry David Thoreau, “Walking” (1851-60).] A vigorous five-mile walk will ... Read More about Re-creating
The difficulties of someone's early life may be insignificant, or they may be severe. Whatever the case, a spiritual master finds a way to embrace the past. If that means loving an abusive parent, ... Read More about Embracing the Past
Exuberance is a sense of overflowing joy. A cup can only be filled to its brim but when we have the sense that life is so abundant that our joy seems to overflow constantly, that is exuberance. It is ... Read More about Living in Exuberance, Glory and Ecstasy
You may wonder why a non-theist is writing to endorse the idea of miracles. Simply, miracles are as available to me as to anyone else. The difference is that I do not interpret them as other-worldly ... Read More about Working Miracles