My wife and I were taking a walk the other day, and we were discussing something which was causing me distress. (Really, my own fear and frustration were the source of my discomfort). During a brief lull in our conversation, I took the opportunity to pray for guidance, using a prayer I have found useful [...]
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Pause When Agitated
Posted in On living well on August 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Overcoming Fear
Posted in On living well on June 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I have read that fear should be in the same category as stealing. This didn’t make sense to me until one day last fall. At the time, my wife and I were both in school, and had been busy all semester. We had not spent much time together. Often she would ask if I wanted [...]
Thoughts on Being Transparent
Posted in On living well on May 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
One morning this past winter, during a depression, I was meditating downstairs in my bedroom while my wife was eating breakfast upstairs in the kitchen. She sneezed, and my initial reaction was annoyance (not the most spiritual reaction, to be sure, but human enough). Immediately following the irritation was fear: oh no, I just felt [...]
