Summer Heat

As we approach Memorial Day, people are preparing for summer: lawns are getting cut, swimming pools are being set-up, dogs receive summer cuts, students are graduating and people walk around in shorts and tank tops. Personally, as it warms up, I steer away from the heat of the sun and stay in doors a lot- […]

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Short Subjects (3)

Improving The Camp Site One of the teachings around camping: leave the camp site better than when you found it. The carry-over: take ‘improving the camp site’ to the larger world. Make your personal contribution and role in society that which improves self, family and your community/world. -SB Republicans & Democrats What if there were […]

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Observations On Conformity

“Even the non-conformist conforms to non-conformity.” Initially, don’t remember who said this, and in a sense it is true. These are the 2 main terrestrial forms that are part of our present Design and, for the most part, make-up our range of choice. However for the spiritual traveler there is a third option; one foot […]

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Planned Obsolescence

I am older and recall a time in the world of cars, when planned obsolescence was a focus. In past decades, typically, Detroit designed a car to begin needing regular repair at 50 k miles and it was rare that a vehicle reached 100 k without a major problem. It occurs to me, that several […]

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You Always Make It

One day, when I was overly worrying about something and not sure if events would be favorable, my father offered these words. You know, he said, when I was younger and anxious if I would be successful in a situation, somehow, I always was. Sometimes, things were messy and painful but I always made it. […]

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Stages In Life

There are different stages in life. I am at that stage where things are being whittled down to essentials. What was useful and necessary earlier on, is no longer necessary and is added weight. It has little to do with age- more like where you are in your journey. Getting down to essentials: a process […]

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Universality of Spiritual Teachings*

Usually a teaching or a specific set of techniques and principles is for the individual and does not necessarily transfer to the larger population. That is why, in part, teachings we see today work for some people and not others; working part and not all of the time. Most teachings are situationally locked and not […]

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Withered Fruit

In some ways, I am that berry that has stayed long on the vine. My ripe days in the sun have past. Watching others get picked and moving on has left me tired and heavy-hearted.   Is there a recipe that calls for a withered fruit. This I do not know and wonder; will I […]

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The Garden Again

​Sometimes I live in a fantasy; a world of my creation where people are more generous kind and helping others. It isn’t that this generosity and good spirit does not exist; It’s that we need more of it, and I am saddened by the ill feeling and conflict in so many areas.   I see […]

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Gods & Aliens

Over 50 years ago, when we first began on the spiritual Path, I asked our Teacher the following question about God, the Light and Extra-Terrestrials: with their potential influence on early knowledge and our present day lives. This question and answer occurred long before TV Shows such as “Ancient Aliens” and UFO documentaries. Q: If […]

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At Sunset

Typically at sunset, the day’s activities wind down and people prepare something to eat. For many, as the evening progresses, it is a time to pause and reflect upon what was accomplished and left undone.   For the spiritual traveler, the hour approaches when daily responsibilities are complete and it is time to go inward- […]

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