What are the most important questions of life? Philosophical questions addressing life’s open-ended mysteries interest me most. I’m a mystic at heart, a person who, according to Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941), seeks “union with reality.” From a practical standpoint, that means not only endeavoring to improve my life and the lives of those around me, but … Continue reading “The Space Between”

This past weekend, we took down the Christmas decorations. The house now feels barren. An emptiness has set in. It didn’t seem that way before the Holiday Season. Maybe what I’m feeling is just the onset of winter’s blues; now that Holiday parties are over, and the grandkids have left. But it’s more than … Continue reading “Extending the Holiday Spirit”

Antifragile is a term coined by Nicholas Taleb, a mathematical statistician whose work centers on problems of randomness, probability, complexity, and uncertainty (which sounds a lot like the circumstances of our lives). His book, Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder, is a little dry, so I’ll save you the trouble of reading it by summarizing … Continue reading “Antifragile”

A reflection on the energy within relationships and why spirit remains essential to joy, meaning, and belonging, whether one is religious or not.