At the end of each year (this was my 75th!), as I have done for the past 15 years, I have more or less kept faith with my spiritual practice of updating this site with my reflections on the principles we assigned to each of what we have come to call the Holly Days between … More Atonement, Forgiveness & Redemption
Today is courage. I’m a wimp. Always have been. I confess that my wishy washy lack of self confidence certainly leads me to be overly cautious and probably invites bullying. I’m an easy target, so maybe I need to muster my courage more often than the average guy. But courage, in this same context of … More Courage
My practice of daily Holly Days posts always gets harder in the “Christmas taint” (a term I just learned from Twitter) as the wonderfulness fades. Part of my process is to reread my old posts for the day, partly to avoid being too repetitive (at which I often fail), and I was struck by my … More Gratitude
I’ve been especially enjoying evoking Christmas spirit this year: listening to holiday stations from Sirius and Alexa, cruising around just to take in people’s diverse and personal decorations on their homes. I love the way xmas and the holiday season is so culturally comprehensive with all the media programs shifting and the material culture so … More Generosity
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