The kindest thing?

What is the kindest thing someone has ever done for me?
How did his or her doing that make me feel?
Why did it make me feel that way?
What can I learn from that now?

Loving unconditionally

It is easy to love.
It is not easy to love without conditions, judgments or control.

Management by wandering around

"Management by wandering around" is long-recognized, modestly-titled but respected approach to business management.  The idea is for the manager to see what's really going on, and to get to know people, on the factory floor, in the design studio, on the loading dock, in the cafeteria, and in their offices or cubicles.
Management by wandering around - bringing one's attention to otherwise unvisited parts of one's body and life - can be an equally useful approach to growth and health.
Of course, it's also just paying attention.

June 22, 2014

Spiritual messages are everywhere, when we look for them.
My favorite appears often on signs that help us find our way:
"You are here."

May 25, 2014

About this Meetinghouse. 

About this place of worship and of fellowship among seekers. 

There were concerns nearly thirty years ago about the wisdom of acquiring this place.  There have been concerns from time to time since then about its care and sustainability – and now is one of those times.  The life of a structure is like a human life in this sense: dust to dust – but what a miraculous, marvelous time in between, with travails and joys, loneliness and moments of ecstasy.  This building has seen much and served well in the approximately ninety years since it was built by seekers in this neighborhood.  We should sustain it so long as it well serves the spiritual life of this Friends’ Meeting – its members, their families, and visitors – and no longer.

The right way will appear.

Thanks for peace

Even if I am working hard, every moment of peace is a moment of comparative rest.

May 4, 2014

A brief, imaginary dialogue.

“Holy Spirit, what have you done for me lately?”

“How big is your world? 

“How great is your patience? 

“How deep is your perception? 

“How sincere is your humility?”

“Holy Spirit, I don't want you to answer my question with questions!”

“Then I suggest not asking a question you are able, but too lazy, to answer yourself.”