The title of this topic comes from Paul Simon's song "Train in the Distance," wherein Simon writes "negotiations and love songs are often mistaken for one and the same." The idealized version of ... Read More about Negotiations and Other Interactions
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Strength
This page focuses on political strength, or strength in numbers fortified by unity. Among the most moving examples of this was the march on Washington in August of 1963, when Martin Luther King ... Read More about Strength
Living in Reverence and Natural Piety
Religious naturalism is the idea that the sacred is found in nature. (Where else would you expect to find it?) It embraces reality and finds inspiration in it. ... Read More about Living in Reverence and Natural Piety
Democracy – Self-government
Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary. [Reinhold Niebuhr, The Children of Light and the Children of Darkness (1944), ... Read More about Democracy – Self-government
Living with Integrity and Character, in the Wholeness of Being
Internal integration is the harmonic component of spirituality in relation to the self. When a person is well-grounded in good values, and essentially free from the turmoil that arises from inner ... Read More about Living with Integrity and Character, in the Wholeness of Being
Re-creating
When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest woods . . . [Henry David Thoreau, “Walking” (1851-60).] A vigorous five-mile walk will do more good for an unhappy but otherwise healthy adult than ... Read More about Re-creating
Embracing the Past
The difficulties of someone's early life may be insignificant, or they may be severe. Whatever the case, a spiritual master finds a way to embrace the past. If that means loving an abusive parent, ... Read More about Embracing the Past
Living in Exuberance, Glory and Ecstasy
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
Working Miracles
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