As a young man, I had a vision of how life might be - how I wanted it to be. I made some choices, sacrificing some things for other things, with a wordless conviction that the path of my life would be ... Read More about Living Purposefully
Weekdays
Living with Good Orderly Direction
The intellectual component of the sacred anchor is direction: the rules by which we live. Many people omit this from their conception of the sacred or religious life, mentioning only meaning and ... Read More about Living with Good Orderly Direction
Living with Meaning
A conception or vision of the sacred is an anchor and a means of orientation as we navigate through life. In the emotions, that anchor is a sense of meaning. "What does my life mean, and why does my ... Read More about Living with Meaning
Living a Sacred Life
Every thinking person must be filled with wonder and awe just by looking up at the stars. [Albert Einstein] For a Humanist and scientific naturalist, the palpable reality of life is sacred; and if ... Read More about Living a Sacred Life
Savoring the Moment
Savoring the moment is living in the here and now, enthusiastically. ... Read More about Savoring the Moment
Being Serene
Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance. [attribution unknown] Serenity refers to the kind of tranquility experienced when one has attained a pervasive inner peace, which comes ... Read More about Being Serene
Seeking Enlightenment; Being Enlightened
. . . approach your life . . . as a work of art . . . [John Tarrant, Bring Me the Rhinoceros: And Other Zen Koans That Will Save Your Life (Harmony, 2008), p. 2.] As Humanists and ... Read More about Seeking Enlightenment; Being Enlightened
Being Content
Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking the whole world belong to you. [Lao-Tzu, Poem 44.] Being rich is being happy with what you ... Read More about Being Content
Forgiving
The Amish made it look simple. Ten of their precious little girls had been shot . . . . (They) enfolded their grief within their normal circle of prayer and daily communion. They didn't speak out. ... Read More about Forgiving