Another World is Probable

You know the expression “the world is your oyster”? If you think about it, the phrase doesn’t really match the connotation we have with it. We say “the world is your oyster” when we want to indicate the world is wide open, that you have numerous opportunities available to you, that sort of thing. But have you seen an oyster? They’re closed tightly, they’re dark inside. They are not warm and inviting. More in this week's post.

There's a lot of harm coming from COVID-19. I don't have to tell you that, you already know. But I also wonder if some good can come from this virus. If perhaps we'll move to a more global society. More in this week's post.

Lately I've been thinking about how as much as history is filled with stories of human suffering, it's also filled with stories about overcoming it. In my own life, I'm prone to tell the former more than the latter. But what if I focused more on the positive? Would believing life can and will get better make it so? More in this week's post.

It's been a doozy of a week what with the primaries in the U.S. and the coronavirus sweeping the world. There's lots of fear and panic in the air. What are we supposed to do? How do we handle a situation that we have so little control over? The answer in this week's post. 

I've written about this topic several times over the years, but it bears repeating. Right now as I'm in a transition phase of my life, being self-employed and all, I'm building my faith muscle. Particularly, faith that everything I need is and will be provided. At the same time, I'm working to let go of control and to trust that all will be well. More in this week's post.

There are certain things that are meant for us in this lifetime. We can't run away from them as much as we try. It's why the healthiest person you know gets cancer. Or your friend can't find a job despite applying all over creation. It would be easy to sink into defeatism here. To say, “Oh well. That's my fate. Can't do anything about it,” but that's both true and not true. More in this week's post.

I'm reading a life-changing book and it's reminding me of some essential truths I'd forgotten about love, surrender, and ownership. More in this week's post. 

When you ask someone, “Who are you?” They'll likely state their name and then other labels like gender, age, ethnicity, etc. If you ask them to go a little deeper, they might start talking about their family or nationality. Maybe they'll mention their political affiliation. All of that is fine – I'm not saying there's anything wrong with identifying in that way, but can identity go further than that? If we stop our identity at a certain point, when I talk about “my” children and “your” children, it's easier for me to put “your” children in cages.

How do you introduce more soul into what seems like a soul-less world? More in this week's post, which also incorporates the impeachment trial and ecofeminism. 

I heard the title of this quote on a podcast a few months back and it stuck with me because it rang true, but I also wasn't quite sure how. This week provided clarity on how the wound can also be the gift. Listen to find out.