Category Archives: Spirituality

Christmas Equilibrium Day

Today, according to most “Western” calendars is June 25th. That means that for most people who celebrate Christmas in some fashion, today is exactly six months since last Christmas, as well as six months until this Christmas. I love symmetry, don’t you? For the last few years I have used June 25th as sort of …

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How the C&O Canal Taught Me a Life Lesson

I live just about two blocks from the C&O Canal’s towpath. (If you don’t know what it is, click the link.) On most days, I cover anywhere from two to six miles on it, as part of my semi-regular exercise regime. I did this even before I lived right next door to it. For the …

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Who Do You Love? (A Featured Post on Brazen Careerist)

I think most people must be far more careful with saying “I love you.” I do not refer merely to romantic love, or eros or whatever the hell you want to call the kissy-kissy kind. I mean any kind of love, for none of them are really as insignificant as we sometimes make them out …

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Your Calling: Deserving It vs. Working For It

More people know what their true calling is than conventional wisdom would indicate. In our instant productivity, cash-oriented society, the emphasis tends to be placed on how fast and often we are receiving a pay check, and what we are doing about making it larger. As a result we often pigeon hole ourselves into whatever …

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The “Magical” In Life…No Wand Required (A Featured Post on Brazen Careerist!)

Hold on to the magical, if you believe in it. And if you don’t believe, start. And you will have to put forth some effort and define “magic” in whatever way suits you best, since it is a million things to a million people. But I am sure you know what I mean by “magic”, …

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