Thought pieces, prayers, and meditations.
“When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person’s life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn’t what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea…
Read MoreMeditation is not passive sitting in silence. It is sitting in awareness, free from distraction, and realizing the clear understanding that arises from concentration. Thich Nhat Hanh Prayer and meditation is recommended in the program by way of Step 11. However, meditation is not something that comes easily to me. Growing up, I…
Read MoreAt 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,…
Read More“I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it. People think pleasing God is all God cares about. But any fool living in the world can see it always trying to please us back.” Alice Walker, The Color Purple I have spent…
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