People may call what happens at midlife "a crisis," but it's not. It's an unraveling--a time when you need a desperate pull to live the life you want to live, not the one you're "supposed to live."
03513 – Live the Life You Want to Live
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03500 – Good Philosophy vs. Bad Philosophy
Good philosophy must exist, if for no other reason, because bad philosophy needs to be answered. from The Weight of Glory
03437 – Go to Poor People
If you're in trouble or hurt or need, go to poor people. They're the only ones that'll help--the only ones. from The Grapes of Wrath
03406 – The Christian Snob
The Christmas spirit does not shine out in the Christian snob. For the Christmas spirit is the spirit of those who, like their Master, live their whole lives on the principle of making themselves poor—spending and being spent—to enrich their fellow humans, giving...
03348 – Survivor. Not a Victim.
You're not a victim for sharing your story. You are a survivor setting the world on fire with your truth. And you never know who needs your light, your warmth, and raging courage.
03342 – We’re 100% Human
Nobody is born Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Catholic, Protestant, Buddhist, Atheist, Republican, Democrat. People are born human and are conditioned by narratives and ideologies of race, religion, culture, politics, nationality, and society. This is not necessarily a...
03319 – A Continuous, Increasing Joy
Sacred space and sacred time and something joyous to do is all we need. Almost anything then becomes a continuous and increasing joy. from A Joseph Campbell Companion
03300 – Converting Christians & Heathens
While we may need somebody like Dominic to convert the heathen to Christianity, we are in even greater need of somebody like Francis to convert the Christians to Christianity. from St. Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox
03280 – To Pray is to Change
To pray is to change. Prayer is the central avenue God uses to transform us. If we are unwilling to change, we will abandon prayer as a noticeable characteristic of our lives. The closer we come to the heartbeat of God, the more we see our need and the more we desire...
03273 – More like Rogers; Less like Disney
Our churches need to be more like Mr. Rogers and less like Disney. Walt built a fantasy world, but Fred lived in a neighborhood.