Author Archives: Spirit Moments

I Love You All the Way Up to the Moon and Back

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Spirit Moments

One of my favorite routine and recurring exchange with Jane is when I ask her: “How much do you love Lolo?” In the beginning, she would fully stretch out her little arms and say “This much!”. Then her response became … Continue reading →

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“Love Isn’t Love ‘Til You Give It Away”

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Spirit Moments

I have always loved these lines of a song from “The Sound of Music”: A bell is no bell ’til you ring it A song is no song ’til you sing it And love in your heart wasn’t put there … Continue reading →

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Wasting Time Is Not Always Counter-productive

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Spirit Moments

In today’s world, economics and business drive much of what is happening in our daily lives. Numbers and cost-benefit ratios drive a lot of decisions made in economics and business. Efficiency and productivity are the the mantra of many economists … Continue reading →

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I Am Chosen

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Spirit Moments

We live in a finite world with finite resources. Oil will someday run out and we have to find alternative sources of energy. The forest cover of the world is thinning out and could very well disappear if we do … Continue reading →

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Living is About Giving

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Spirit Moments

There is a lot self-centered and selfish individualism in the world today. Many people have been influenced by the writings and philosophy of Ayn Rand who extolled rational and ethical egoism and belittled altruism. This kind of thinking eventually results … Continue reading →

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Portals and Thresholds

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Spirit Moments

There are thresholds events in the lives of great people that define their lives into the ‘before’ and ‘after’.  Such events are usually life-changing ones. The Ascension was one such event. From a timorous bunch, the disciples became men filled … Continue reading →

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What I Pray For

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Spirit Moments

In my life, there is nothing that I fervently prayed for that did not come true. Early in life, I prayed for a happy and fulfilling one – like most everyone I suppose. I even described what would make up … Continue reading →

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Mothers!

Posted on May 10, 2013 by Spirit Moments

In two more days, we shall be celebrating Mothers’ Day. From Day 1 (of conception, not birth), there has always been a special and strong bond between mother and child: undying gratitude of the child for the gift of life … Continue reading →

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Words and the Richness of Life

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Spirit Moments

Often, all it takes is a little while to see what one is looking for, to see the universe in a grain of sand, for the moment to become the eternal now. In my younger days, one of the thoughts … Continue reading →

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On Saying Goodbyes and Facing the End

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Spirit Moments

In the Gospel of John, Jesus took a very long time saying goodbye to his disciples. His Farewell discourse took all of four long chapters. I have never been good at saying goodbye myself. In fact, I hate goodbyes. I … Continue reading →

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