Archive: Believe
-
Oct 19, 2011
No CommentsCertain Go-To Things
Many of us have go-to triggers that help us out of feeling bad. These triggers might be movies. They may be books. They may even be individuals. They share the ability to change our feelings from bad ones to good. Sometimes we might forget to use these triggers but when we do they are powerful...
-
Oct 05, 2011
No CommentsTo Call Impermanence
Hollywood is a city where many a celebrity has been born. It’s also a city that has suffered a terrible decline. But the movie capital of our world has recently been renewed. We discovered this fact on a recent visit. Once a dilapidated street, Hollywood Boulevard has been gentrified. It reminded us of how...
-
Mar 30, 2011
No CommentsOur Place Inside Nature
A storm blew through the city last week. Its winds cut through many of the plants that I have on the balcony. I went outside to clean up the damage and found myself in front of the lemon tree. Five days ago, I had picked all the fruit from its branches. I was glad it...
-
Jan 19, 2011
No CommentsMy Dying Wishes
Death is not an easy topic to discuss. In fact, many of us have yet to tell our family how we want our bodies, our assets, and our memories to be treated once we are gone. The decisions that come with death should be personal decisions, and they should be written down and discussed with...
-
Dec 22, 2010
No CommentsExperiencing Our Ancestors
Learning from our ancestors is true enough when we choose to learn, but when we retell an anecdote they have passed on to us we are experiencing them in a completely different way. They live even when they are no longer with us. It is up to us to honor them through our own experiences...
-
Sep 22, 2010
No CommentsSpirituality
Every now and again we need to be reminded of what truly matters in the world; reminders of family, reminders of truth, reminders of the heart and spirit. Sometimes these reminders come up unexpectedly and along roads rarely traveled. Today I was reminded of my need to renew my spirituality, to make it a part...
-
Jul 28, 2010
No CommentsAn Open Mind
The twenty-first century has begun in a polarizing fashion. Technology has given us news, debate, and editorials around the clock, and demagoguery is rampant. Where will all of this take us? Where will we be divided next? In such a world, the open mind is a treasured skill. It is a measure of stern judgement,...
