What if we’ve been missing the point?
Sunday 01.07.18
Happy (almost) Independence Day! This is the day that we mark the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in our remarkable country, the start of a new experiment embarked upon by 13 colonies. What is the most famous line from the Declaration of Independence? That we as humans have “certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”
Life. Liberty. Pursuit of Happiness. These ideas stir my heart. They are critical to creating a life that matters. The first two are certainly bedrocks for indepe
Harmony and Discord: Coughing It Up to Deepen Harmony
Thursday 01.02.18
This is the second in a three-part series on Harmony. You may find it helpful to start with the first.
If there is courage in the heart, there will be beauty in the character.
If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home.
If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation.
Harmony: a place to live or a place to live from?
Friday 01.12.17
Thoughts on Harmony: Part 1 of 3
This past summer Mikey and I were driving up Highway 1 on an intentional adventure. Halfway between Cayucas and Cambria, my eye caught a sign: Harmony, Population 18.
Only eighteen people living in Harmony? What! That attention-grabbing sign reflects one of the most common tensions I see: each of us wants harmony, within ourselves and in our work, homes, and world. And yet, we often experience only fleeting glimpses of the peace we desire. How can we invite and cultivate harmony?
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