Category Archives: Peace
It’s my job to be happy
As I’m writing this, it’s cold and dreary outside; I need a pep talk to jump-start my usually cheerful disposition. There’s no debate necessary about whether or not happiness is a useful emotion. It is. We intuitively know (and research … Continue reading
Integrating the Experience
I returned from the Integral Spiritual Experience in Pacific Grove, Calif., exhilarated and feeling an afterglow of love and optimism. This was my third year volunteering for the conference. Attending sessions ranging from the practical (exploring how people who trigger … Continue reading
Integral Spiritual Conference: Kosmic Creativity
By the time you read this, barring any accidents, I will have just returned from a conference in Pacific Grove, Calif. This was the third year that I’ve volunteered to help out with Integral Spiritual Experience at the Asilomar conference … Continue reading
‘Do unto others’ is golden
I loved the Associated Press article in Wednesday’s Journal about how important it is to be thankful. The science behind the positive effects of gratitude was interesting to read, but certainly not surprising. Everybody knows that when you are thankful, … Continue reading
Move toward peace
The front-page story Sunday in the Journal about a town that may be financially devastated if a treaty between the U.S. and Russia is reached seemed to us to be a good example of short-sightedness. Folks in Judith Gap, Mont., … Continue reading
Thankful in spite of ourselves
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I saw a few demonstrations of thankfulness around Thanksgiving — people being thankful for their friends and family, their health, their jobs. But here at the Journal over Thanksgiving, the headlines were filled with war, as usual, … Continue reading