Many spiritual teachers and transpersonal psychologists, some philosophers, and of course others, distinguish between the higher vs. lower self—what some simply call Self vs. self. Unless you were born into an elevated state of enlightenment, like an avatar, (supposedly a handful or so babies in every generation actually are), you quickly began to develop an [...]
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Lessons from a Spirited Child
My granddaughter, Hannah, who turns seven near the end of March, and I have been really “tight.” I had the great honor of holding her during her baby-naming ceremony and, as one would certainly suspect, have adored my only grandchild all of her young life. Hannah, who has been very affectionate with me, would sit [...]
Falling Gracefully
About a month ago my wife Ruth fell hard (while running with our dog)—and despite considerable knee swelling and pain, she has responded gracefully. Ruth’s attitude has been “that’s what God gave me for now, so I’ll be with it and use my healing time well.” During the month she has valued her quiet time [...]
An Integral Part of Wholeness
With Whole Man Expo now around the corner, I want to highlight a dimension of wholeness that I consider central—the hub of the wheel: spirituality. For me, the crux of spirituality is the sincere awe that one develops in his heart for the glory and magnificence of a Higher Power, however one idealizes that Force. [...]
Manifesto for Men’s Consciousness
Greatly moved by what she had just witnessed on YouTube, my wife Ruth called to me to view the video, as well. As I absorbed one man’s heart-felt expression after another’s, I sat awestruck in front of my computer. Collectively-written by numerous men and produced by The Hendricks Institute, http://www.hendricks.com, Manifesto for Conscious Men has [...]
Pickles, Prunes and Papas
After chuckling at the Pickles comic strip (by Brian Crane) in the Sunday, April 10, 2011 edition of the Denver Post, I immediately knew that I had blog material. In that comic an elderly man is informing his young grandson that prunes are actually dried plums, just as raisins are merely dried-up grapes. His grandson [...]
