Category Archives: Relationships
Synergy
I am properly defined as a being-with-others-in-the-world. Indeed, it takes a village to raise a child. The poet John Donne famously wrote, No man is an island, Entire of itself, Every man is a piece of the continent, A … Continue reading
Finding a Hidden Treasure
We live in the Information Age, where information is the currency of business and the basis of economic value. It is amazing how information drives our lives today. Everyday, we see more and more applications of information in our lives. … Continue reading
Posted in Discipleship, Photography, Relationships, Science
Tagged Beginnings, Change, Choice, Learning, Wisdom
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Transactional vs Unconditional Love
I am always wary and very hesitant in using comparisons and superlatives, specially in describing my relationships. When I describe a friend as my best friend, what happens to all my other very good friends? They are not as good? … Continue reading
Conjunctions And Life
As I write my daily reflections, I often find myself spending time deciding which proper conjunction to use. I love dealing and playing with nouns, verbs and adjectives. They give flesh and color to what I am thinking of. Adverbs … Continue reading
It’s Take Three For Me
This is the third time in three weeks that today’s Gospel reading has come up: June 27, July 16 and today. Is there something magical or mystical about the number Three? The human mind is more accustomed to dualities: day … Continue reading
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Tagged Discovery Weekend, Learning
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To Give, One Must First Recieve
“We are what we eat.” I have learned this lesson many times over. When I eat healthy foods, I am and stay healthy. I splurge on sugars and sweets, I easily put on unhealthy pounds. I indulge in rich and … Continue reading
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Tagged Choice, Doing good, Learning
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Home and Family
It is strange and paradoxical how our family and our loved ones can be both the source of our greatest joys and deepest love and at the same time the cause of our greatest pains and deepest sorrows; how the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Generosity, Identity, Relationships
Tagged Doing good, Healing, Suffering
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Lost, Bothered and Dumbfounded
Relationships in my life are very important and life-giving: Links to nature, to people, to God. There are many links in my life right now that are broken, damaged, weakened, in need of healing. On the one hand I can’t … Continue reading
Beyond the Rituals of Religion
All too often and for many people, the practice of religion easily degenerates into empty rituals of prayers, fasting and sacrificial offerings. And worse, religion deteriorates into prejudices and exclusions, then into hatred and violence. These practices of religion are … Continue reading
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Tagged Discipline, Doing good, Gratitude, Prayer
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Three Constants in My Ever-changing Life
I knew it to be true in my heart even before I heard it put into words. According to Stephen Covey, there are three constants in life: change, choice and principles. Life is in a constant flux. It is forever … Continue reading