Tag: Dohle
The sea, Ayn Rand, hotdogs, and a job in 1976
I remember visiting some of the family in Texas, it was in 1976 and I guess I spent about 4 months there. I was 26, questioning on which direction that I wanted my life to go in. I was not in any kind of crisis, but just realized that I needed to think about some… Read More ›
A woman who shone more than she knew
One way that many people deal with their interior life is to try to repress all that would allow growth in self knowledge. The problem with this is that it takes a great deal of energy to do so and can in fact lead to depression, or being compulsively busy. It takes a lot of… Read More ›
This might be a rant, not sure, let me know
I was having a conversation with a man who called himself a ‘freethinker’. It is a funny term; seeming to imply that they are the only ones who think for themselves and that everyone else is I guess a ‘un-free-thinker’. Sort of like being a un-cola drink; were-in something important is missing, like intelligence. We… Read More ›
The beginning of the Year-Of-Mercy (Mercy/Wrath)
What is the essence of mercy? Or what is Infinite-Mercy? Sometimes when we meditate on how people express mercy, particularly loving parents; it may give us a small inkling into this mystery. Wrath is also an interesting concept that is often confused with the human emotions of rage and anger. While anger can be… Read More ›
When our true journey truly commences
“The Father who waits for us in order to cast off our garments of exhaustion, of apathy, of mistrust, so He can clothe us “with the dignity which only a true father or mother knows how to give their children, with the garments born of tenderness and love.”—Pope Francis Lent is a time of reflection,… Read More ›
We grow into something beautiful or monstrous
“God never violates our free will. It is up to us whether we want to receive God’s grace or not. It is up to us whether we will co-operate with it or waste it” (Faustina Diary, 1107). Today many try to deny that we are free, that we have a will that can be developed… Read More ›
Joy and freedom for me in Panama
The experience of the lightness-of-being I do believe that many of our pleasant memories of the past are often cleaned up so that we can enjoy them. I believe that is something good and studies have shown that nostalgic memories are very positive and help those who have them to have a more upbeat outlook… Read More ›
Connecting the parts of our lives
I enjoy customer service…I enjoy serving others. And now I use the word to serve God…a natural fit…to serve. I had not connected the two parts of my life…the two parts are now one; writing reveals. —Gail Bardis People who serve others because they truly desire to do so have found a great secret that… Read More ›
That faith finds expression in concrete everyday action
The spiritual and corporal works of mercy, the pontiff said, “remind us that faith finds expression in concrete everyday actions meant to help our neighbors in body and spirit: by feeding, visiting, comforting and instructing them. On such things will we be judged, —(Pope Francis) People are afraid of the concept of judgment. One reason… Read More ›
To change the world
To change the world we must be good to those who cannot repay us. ~Pope Francis When Christians forget that Christ identifies with all we meet; especially those who are overlooked and considered unimportant, it is then when we are absorbed into the cultures that we live in. When that happens, our ability to make change… Read More ›