To live our lives fully is, in itself, an act of faith. It is an investment and an appreciation: To go forth in belief that the product of our day will be worth the effort. When we invest in life, we live four important questions: What do I really want to see happen? What will […]
When Technology Outruns Reason, Pt. 3
(Note: this post is an excerpt from my book, Monuments: One Atheist’s Tour through Time, Culture, and Meaning.) As I was walking back to my car after visiting the Experimental Breeder Reactor-1 Museum, my eyes lit on two immense structures towering over one end of the parking lot. Referring back to my construction worker days, […]
Little Celebrations #16: Liturgical Quotables
Let us share the gifts to share, and accept the gifts of others gratefully and without judgment. Let us drink from the cup of life, in remembrance of all those who comprise life’s drink. Let us lift our eyes to the multitudes who have been, who are, and who have yet to be. Let it […]
Sorting Out PTSD: Snakes or Prisms?
I write about my Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder not least because I am in a relatively safe place to do so. Being retired, my income no longer depends on what people think of me. My mental illness makes me no less compassionate, inquisitive, or creative. It simply means I have an extra hurdle now and then. […]
Little Celebrations #15: Liturgical Quotables
Let each of us be here as a gift to all others: gifts to friends, to families, to the community about. Gathered in this place of spirit and refuge, with faith and reason, with commitment and action, let us share what is best in ourselves, and offer hope to a needy world. < < < […]
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