The spirit of dreaming, a short tale: We are down to our last drop of water and the desert floor is a furnace beneath our feet. We’ve been traveling together for weeks, encouraging each other, lifting each other, fighting the growing desire to quit and succumb to nature. Together, we keep…
Category: Living with Passion & Purpose
“Forgive and pray, in order to live your life serenely.” From the writings of Saint Raphael by Dr. Constantine Cavarnos Powerful words. But hard words. A drunk driver kills your daughter, a son dies fighting a confusing war in a foreign land, you cheat on your wife, you secretly take…
Today, millions of Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. More than anything, his life was an example of humble sacrifice, a brutal death on the cross for the sake of all men, women, and children. This kind of black and white humble sacrifice is what we are all called…
Bullied and beaten, so sad and so many. We have a responsibility to respond. Recently, I spoke to a group of students at a rural Indiana High School at the invitation of their teacher who had attended one of my Ladder UPP workshops. They came from a criminal justice and…
More than anything, my work is about helping people live free. As technology consumes our lives and medication replaces prayer, faith and purpose, we are becoming increasingly lonely and numb. And that is no way to live. A couple of examples I saw today. Lonely – A recent article in…
The expectations of culture can be overwhelming. From the time we enter school we are told by someone else what is next for us. It’s as if real life is being put on hold until we have permission from the expectations of the world. This angst, this feeling that “I…