Inner Peace: Learning the value of thresholds
Arriving in Ashland some time ago, I was completely relying on Grace. I was in the dreaded midlife transition, a long purview of the past inundating me with questions about meaning. I was completely...
View ArticleInner Peace: This is my autumn
This is my autumn: Our trees starting to turn to brilliance, my life changing too. I no longer expect the days to go on and on. I am moving toward my final yielding. I recently celebrated my 80th...
View ArticleInner Peace: Appreciation is all you need
Appreciation is the is the magic formula you’ve been seeking.— AbrahamAs people walk down their spiritual path they run into many diverse spiritual tools, each with its own specific purpose. Some of...
View ArticleAccepting what is, even after a tragedy
Two hundred million people were killed in World War II, 53,000 Americans and hundreds of thousands Vietnamese died in Vietnam, nearly 3,000 American were killed in the 2011 9/11 attacks and now 58 have...
View ArticleFrom dehumanizing to rehumanizing
“There is a line. It’s etched from dignity. And raging, fearful people from the Right and Left are crossing it everyday. We must never tolerate dehumanization … When we engage in dehumanizing rhetoric...
View ArticleA holiday gift: Quiet your holy mind
How many of our spiritual leaders — from Oprah, Deepak Chopra, Byron Katie, Marianne Williamson, His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Eckhart Tolle — tell us that when we quiet the mind we will attain inner...
View ArticleInner Peace: Soulful suggestions for the season
These winter months and holidays have always been a challenge for me. I start noticing a slight dread in October that grows as November and December quickly accelerate — with the shortened days of...
View ArticleMany holidays, all celebrating the Divine in us
Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah, Chalica, Boxing Day, Yule, Bodhi Day ...Yes, December is full of holidays and the list above is only partial. In Christian societies Christmas is well known and widespread....
View ArticleGive yourself the gift of inner peace
The article below was published on Christmas Eve 2008 as a guest opinion. It was the beginning of the Inner Peace column. George W. Bush ("43") was president at the time. Here is the article, updated...
View ArticleCouncil Corner: A vote against the recall
Residents upset with Ashland Senior Center management decisions are attempting to gather 1,556 signatures from registered voters to recall three Parks and Recreation commissioners. Having background...
View ArticleThe pros and cons of multi-generation living
What would you do in this situation? Here’s the scenario: As an aging adult, you’re living on your own here In Ashland. So far, you’re doing fine, but as you know, there is a good chance that things...
View ArticleAging Happens: New hospice resource coming to area
When we receive the diagnosis from which we will not recover, we are in a completely different phase of life. Hospice services are hopefully the support that most people will reach for at this time of...
View ArticleAging Happens: It can happen here
If you think it can’t happen to you, join the club. Most people, when asked, say they are sure they are not vulnerable to being financially scammed or abused as an elder. We all want this to be true,...
View ArticleAging Happens: How are your loved ones doing?
If you’re visiting friends or family this holiday season, you might notice that some things have changed. No surprise there, but when these changes have implications about a person’s well-being, it’s a...
View ArticleInner Peace: Surviving the ambush
Inner peace is so much more to me than spiritual practice. Or should I say spiritual practice comes in many forms? Sometimes living dangerously is spiritual practice. Surviving extreme danger leads one...
View ArticleSee either love — or a call for love
The United Nation’s International Day of Peace is Saturday, Sept. 21. Imagine all the people in all nations of the world stopping for 24 hours to think about peace!Peace with other countries, counties,...
View ArticleWhy do we seek inner peace (Part III)?
Part I was in the Saturday, April 8 Tidings entitled “Peace is Never Piecemeal” and Part II was in the Aug. 22 Tidings with the basic message “stop all theory and search of it and you will surely...
View ArticleInner Peace: Looking for love in all the wrong places
Love, love, love, love, love, love.Next to the word “god,” it is hard to imagine such an overused yet misunderstood concept. Yet love is the most written about, talked about, dreamed about, sought...
View ArticleInner Peace: 'Keeping the peace' is not true peace
When my father’s gay identity emerged, mother decided to “keep the peace” and hold our Midwest family together. I grew up in the post-war era of hope and procreation. As the Beatles’ burst onto the...
View ArticleInner Peace: Learning the value of thresholds
Arriving in Ashland some time ago, I was completely relying on Grace. I was in the dreaded midlife transition, a long purview of the past inundating me with questions about meaning. I was completely...
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