Expectations: Life and Death – Part II
Death of Expectations Why do we carry around so many expectations of ourselves and others? Who do we think we are making judgements regarding what others should, would, could do for themselves, others and/or for us? I believe it is reasonable to expect others to be...
Life and Death – Part I
Death: A Part of Our Everyday Lived Experience When we think of death, we are referring to the end of someone’s physical presence on earth. But as we all know and have experienced, that is certainly not the end of the influence they have on our lives. Their presence...
Shyness – A Disguise for Being Selfish?
Shyness, a definition as well as others for the sake of comparison: Shy - 1. bashful, retiring 2. easily frightened away 3. Suspicious, distrustful, or wary. 4. Reluctant Selfish - Devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests,...
What Does Faith Have to Do with Anything?
What Is Faith? Faith according to the Webster and Oxford definitions: * allegiance to duty or a person: loyalty. * belief that is not based on proof. * Belief in God or in the doctrines or teaching of religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof. *...
Quiet Persistence: A Source for Hope & Endurance
Persist Quiet Persistence, what is it? To persist is to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of actions, especially in spite of opposition. To last or endure tenaciously. I have lived a life of quiet persistence. A revelation that is just...
What Makes Human Connection Authentic?
Human connection is an energy exchange between people who are paying attention to one another. How do we transmit or exchange that energy? Is it through the words we speak? Do our gestures, physical contact such as a hug, handshake or eye contact play a part in the...