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
Spirituality consists of three elements: The first two elements comprise the harmonic component of spirituality: integration within and without. The final element is its creative element, or ... Read More about Living Spiritually
We cannot have liberty and justice for all if we only want it only for ourselves. [Attributed to Tom Krause.] Some of my non-theistic friends no doubt will roll their eyes at "ego transcendence," ... Read More about Transcending Ego
Meditation is the art and practice of inducing a beneficial state of mind. When we can control our thoughts and emotions, with loving kindness toward ourselves and others, we create the internal ... Read More about Meditating
"It's all about feelings. You can't get away from that fact no matter what you do." [Aretha Franklin] “Soul” is a word people use to describe our most deeply felt experiences. In this model, which is ... Read More about Knowing the Soul
It was like entering another world, a new state of existence. Natural objects were glorified, my spiritual vision was so clarified that I saw beauty in every material object in the universe, the woods ... Read More about Being Reborn, Transfigured, Transformed
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
The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt. [Sylvia Plath, Letter, June-July 1953.] Sometimes we can be so frozen by doubt or fear that we cannot act: maybe we are unable to ask the girl out or sign ... Read More about Overcoming Doubt