[Monday Message] Why meditation is important

You are as equally deserving of love, honor, and respect as any other human being. You are no better, no worse. We all have our strengths and our flaws. We all have our own perspective on the world, shaped by our experience and how we have learned things. In order to achieve this sense of…

This week’s Monday Message is going to be a little different

I was looking at the original message for 11/7 (reprinted below) with a view towards enhancing it, as I do every week. The writing on contentment seemed fairly complete, but it seemed like it could use a guided meditation. I happen to have recorded one last year right around this time, so I offer you…

[Monday Message] Treasuring the mundane

One of my favorite prayers, which reminds me that the mundane day is to be honored: Normal day, let me be aware of the treasure that you are. Let me learn from you, love you, bless you before you depart. Let me not pass you by in quest of some rare and perfect tomorrow. Let…

[Monday Message] Stand for Something

“We are trying to show him not only what we are fighting against, but what we are fighting for. So many of these boys have only a very hazy idea of the real issues of the war. About all they see is ‘going back to the good old days.’ This is a dangerous state. If…