Category Archives: Relationships

To Be A Child, Yet Again

Posted on December 29, 2017 by Spirit Moments

  For most adults, to see is to believe. For children, to believe is to see. Spanning his arms as wings, a child will believe he can fly. To be a child is to live at the threshold of creation, … Continue reading →

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What Have We Done To Christmas?

Posted on December 23, 2017 by Spirit Moments

As I try to insert myself into this calm and tranquil scene and soak the peace and serenity, the world around me is about to explode into a frenzy of shopping, feasting and merry-making. It is the end of the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Gift

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Spirit Moments

Christmas will be in a few days. It is a time for joy for many people. Gift-giving, often lavish and extravagant, helps to make the season bright. Yet, the first Christmas was very simple and literally poor. It was about … Continue reading →

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To Be A Hero

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Spirit Moments

Every epic tale since time immemorial has always involved the hero/heroine going on a quest or a mission to rescue a princess, win a kingdom or save his people. Along the way, he encounters all sorts of difficulties and obstacles. … Continue reading →

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To Be Is To Love

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Spirit Moments

“I think therefore I am.” With one simple statement, Descartes has spawned a new school of Philosophy and the rationalistic and scientific culture we see dominant in the West today. It also explains the intense individualism (“I am.”) we see … Continue reading →

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A Happy And Blessed Thanksgiving Day

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Spirit Moments

Life is the greatest gift of all. Unexpected. Undeserved. Unmerited. Given to us freely – in love, with love, for love. It is the wellspring of all the other gifts in our life. Today, I am specially thankful for the … Continue reading →

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Gratitude

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Spirit Moments

“Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine?” Gratitude is a deeply spiritual virtue. In a culture of competitive individualism, I can easily lose sight of the others in my life. Gratitude is the awareness and appreciation … Continue reading →

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Silence

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Spirit Moments

I finally got to see the movie Silence. It disturbed me a lot. The movie was well done. The cinematography was simple awesome. The music very apropos. And it had a power cast of characters. Their acting was Oscar-excellent. What … Continue reading →

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Justice, Peace and Forgiveness

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Spirit Moments

The road to justice and peace is long and arduous. And the only one that will truly get us there is the road paved with forgiveness. When I am wronged, I want justice and retribution; but when I do wrong … Continue reading →

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The Jesus Paradox

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Spirit Moments

Following Jesus often sounds foolish and foolhardy in the face of the self-serving pragmatism of the world today. And yet, his way seems to me the only way the world can save itself from self-destruction. The world has never seen … Continue reading →

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