Practicing Our Way to Gratitude Some of us spend this month practicing 30 Days of Gratitude. People post their thankfulness on various social media each day, describing how grateful they are for the good things which fill their lives. I appreciate their practice. There are days when something they share inspires me to see my own experience in new ways. Gratitude is often a challenge for me. My first inclination is to find a problem to solve or avoid, not blessings… Read more

Investing Our Daylight Savings Most of us adjust our clocks at least twice each year. Depending on where we live, we spring forward and fall back. Nearly 70 countries in the world practice some form of Daylight Saving Time. An entomologist from New Zealand first proposed the idea in 1895. In 1905 a British builder independently developed a similar idea and lobbied the British Parliament unsuccessfully on its behalf until his death. The first nations to adopt Daylight Saving Time were… Read more

Is Our World a Frightening Place? Many of us are getting ready to celebrate the frightening aspects of our world in a few days. We will choose a character and an appropriate costume, light candles, and head out into the dark. Some of us try to coat the more frightening parts of Halloween in candy, but it is about being scared. Yes, there are treats and tricks as well as masks and costumes. The truths go deeper than that. Halloween has strong cultural,… Read more

What Are Spiritual Practices? People talk to me about spiritual practices. Some people have questions about what they are or which ones they might want to follow. Others have strong opinions, based on their own experiences, about which practices are most helpful or enjoyable. We each have our own personal ideas and questions about spiritual practices. Some of us have our favorite practices and some of us have practices we try to avoid. Many of us believe there is an… Read more