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Making God Visible

About ten years ago I--along with a group of friends--committed to live in spiritual community.  This was a challenging goal as most of us live in different cities and countries.  What would spiritual community look like for us?

No Do-Overs

When we were kids playing ball, we used to yell 'do over!' if the play didn't go down just right.  You remember the scenario: you mess up, miss the ball, knock it out of bounds or the like, and it was up to the other team to agree to the do-over. And if the score was close, they'd usually yell 'no do-overs.' 

Things Must Change

How we practice spirituality must constantly be changing so that we stay fresh and relevant to our spheres of influence.

Courageous Sight

"To look at something as though we had never seen it before requires great courage."

--Henri Matisse

Expect Good Things

It's very easy in the current economic climate to get pulled into negative thinking.  The global economy has been mired for months, and we all are feeling the pinch in one way or another.  If creditors aren't calling you over past-due payments, chances are you have a friend who's looking for work or is fighting to keep his or her home.

That's why it's important to keep a positive mindset, even when it's gloom and doom all around.

Letting People Be

"It's not easy letting people be people."

--My friend David Buchs to me over coffee this morning in NYC.

To this I'd add: But we must!