Home may not have been a simple place but because we learned our earliest lessons there, they may seem the simplest. I grew up on a dairy farm, the son of a farmer and his wife: it was a traditional ... Read More about Keeping Life Simple
Week 37: Truth
Being Sensitive
Sensitivity is an art, which we can cultivate. It allows us to appreciate others more deeply and thereby activate the Truth force. ... Read More about Being Sensitive
Being Gentle
Mister Rogers was an ordained minister but he never talked about God on his program. He didn't need to. [Tom Brokaw] Fred Rogers is the personification of gentle affirmation. Through his example, ... Read More about Being Gentle
Accepting Others
To know another person's Truth, we must accept him for who he is. It is not for us to change someone else or to project our experiences, values and the like onto him. Acceptance demands that we ... Read More about Accepting Others
Recognizing Revealed Truth, from Within
“It was a common theme of the ‘nature sermons’ that had made Laurillard one of the most sought-after preachers in Holland. Using simple, vivid images, he portrayed a Christ not only in nature, but ... Read More about Recognizing Revealed Truth, from Within
Using Intuition and Common Sense
How can we recognize a person we have not seen in forty years by a face or a voice, or tell what a person is like from a few words? How can we tell at a glance when someone is happy or upset? Our ... Read More about Using Intuition and Common Sense
Honoring Truth
. . . let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. [The Bible, Amos 5:24.] When someone wakes in the morning, she feels a certain way, sees certain things, ... Read More about Honoring Truth