Writings

  • How to Lay up treasures in heaven

    Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys, and where thieves do not break in or steal;…(Matthew 6:19)

  • A Simple Way to Pray

    Prayer can be as simple or complicated as you want it to be. I’ve heard many lessons on the subject of prayer, seen different approaches to use while praying and participated in countless prayer activities.  For me, simple heartfelt prayers are the way to go.  Here is a small slide show of two very simple techniques that I use and…

  • The Pain Body

    Eckhart Tolle describes dysfunctional mental and emotional life which he calls The Pain Body. This body is more than occasional negativity and unhappy feelings–he describes it as a parasitic entity that seeks to gain power and control over us by feeding upon our negative energy states.  The following slides describe the process. https://www.haikudeck.com/e/5NZB8Wktqs/?isUrlHashEnabled=false&isPreviewEnabled=false&isHeaderVisible=false The Pain Body – Created…

  • Arriving at My Core Values

    Two years ago I attended a leadership workshop about the importance of leading from values.  The facilitator taught us that the best leaders lead from a strong sense of personal values. We learned that when what’s inside of us matches what we do on the outside we have integrity. That makes sense. Now,  I’ve long known…

  • The Box

    A few minutes ago, as I was walking through the building, I came upon a giant box. I was drawn to the box–indeed I went out of my way to look more carefully at it.  Believe it or not, I’m not even a little curious about what contents used to be in the box–I’m excited to find…