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God – a meditation

    But now I know this: I know that God exists. I held her in my arms. I never knew I was able to ever feel this strong. Blue October — The Worry List   I have never felt more connected to God and the universe than when I first held my children in…

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Guest house – a meditation

  This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they are a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He…

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What does God look like? – An open talk

In this talk, Bob asks and gives his answer to the question “What does God look like?” I think you will like his answer. He explores his experience of what life is like when he follows God’s will for him, and how much better it has been than when he listens to the lies his…

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useful – a meditation

  At the beginning of this tumor odyssey, a voice protested to me one sad evening This isn’t the way the story was supposed to end. Almost immediately, another voice said But how do I know how the story was supposed to end? Maybe this is exactly the way it was supposed to end. Because,…

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beg – a meditation

      You carry a basket full of bread, yet you beg for crumbs from door to door. You are up to your knees in water, yet you beg for a drink from everyone you see. Why are you so blind and stubborn? Beg at the door of your heart instead. — Rumi  …

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