How to See Your Way Clear Through a Dark Night of the Soul
This morning, I awoke, not to birdsong or the dappled sunlight dancing through my bedroom curtains as I do many days. Instead, my heart was pounding after a dream in…
Spirituality
A Relationship as a Spiritual Path
A relationship can be an exciting path to the unknown. It offers an ever-present opportunity to grow spiritually — a path to transformation and mutual discovery and ultimately the divine…
If Not Now, When? Getting Outside of Your Comfort Zone
“If I am not for myself, who is for me? And being for my own self, what am ‘I’? And if not now, when?” – Hillel How much courage does…
The 10 Surprising Things I Learned About Life from Visiting the Afterlife
[Ed. – The following is provided as an inspirational opinion article to help people who are coping with grief and loss. It reflects the author’s opinions and experiences only.] When…
The Power of Friendliness: A Lesson Learned from the Dalai Lama
Excerpted from The Golden Sequence: A Manual for Reclaiming Our Humanity by Jonni Pollard (BenBella Books). I remember the first time I met His Holiness the Dalai Lama. My dear…
Addiction Recovery: Letting Go of Generational Sin
Generational Sin. As you can probably guess it is Sin that is passed down by generation, but not in that you’ve learned sinful traits and acted upon them, more in the…
Trust Your Gut: The Power of Intuition
“Our bodies have five senses: touch, smell, taste, sight, hearing. But not to be overlooked are the senses of our souls: intuition, peace, foresight, trust, empathy. The differences between people…
Two Essential Questions About Life and Death
“Because we never know whether our next breath may be our last, being prepared for the immediate unknown becomes as practical as applying for a passport while still uncertain of…
Getting on the ‘C Train’: A Resilient Thriver Takes the Ride of Her Life, Part II
This is Part II of an interview with Ondreah Johnson, RN, a resilient thriver who is currently in treatment for breast cancer. You can read Part I here. What have the…
Getting on the ‘C Train’: A Resilient Thriver Takes the Ride of Her Life, Part I
What do you do when an unexpected ‘Christmas present’ arrives, bringing with it, not delight, but gut-wrenching fear, knowing that you can’t wrap it back up and label it, ‘return…
Finding Your Truth: Exploring the Inner Self
What does the expression “out with the old, in with the new” mean? Does it mean that we discard the past and plan for a new tomorrow? Do we ignore…
Thanksgiving and the Nature of Gratitude
A hug, a thank-you card, an email that ends in “we are very grateful to you,” a gift, a promise to return a favor… Gratitude comes in many shapes and…
Hearts and Minds: How We Think About Moral Dilemmas
Consider the following question: You are on a bridge above a runaway train quickly approaching a fork in the tracks. On the tracks extending to the left is a group…
Trauma: Then and Now
How do I know that I’m suffering from the sequelae of a traumatic event? Trauma happens. It happens in everyday life. If not discharged properly it sleeps in our bodies…
Is Depersonalization Disorder a Form of Enlightenment?
In Eckhart Tolle’s book The Power of Now he describes the moment when he became “enlightened”. It happened when he was a graduate student living in a bedsit in a suburb…