The Marshmallow Studies
In a previous article “Are You Grown Up?” I introduced the Four Tasks of growing up. In this article, I write about the task of undisciplined to disciplined. As I… Read More
The Truth About Lying
Four-year-old Billy stealthily creeps into the kitchen. His target: the cookie jar, beckoning him from a few feet away in the corner on the… Read More
Teaching Spirituality to Children: Part II
In Teaching Spirituality to Children: Part I, we explored the meaning of spirituality and its active expression through ceremony and storytelling. In this post, we look at prayer, meditation, and… Read More
Teaching Spirituality to Children: Part 1
If you have clicked on this post, you most likely are a spiritual seeker and parent or grandparent. Furthermore, you may be someone who was raised with organized religion but… Read More
Are You Listening?
“On the tumble-down farm on the side of the hill lived a rooster called Rickety Rackety because he made a terrible racket from night till noon.” So writes Jan Wahl… Read More
Noisy, Rude and Reckless
The day after Thanksgiving I invited my neighbor over in the evening for a glass of red wine and some cheese and crackers. He is a relatively new neighbor who… Read More
Shoot Only Sparrows and Blackbirds
Several months ago I purchased a lake property in the Mexican state of Michoacan. I am building a bungalow on part of the property and when my house sells here… Read More
Junk or Treasure?
This is the second of a series of articles I am writing that feature the poetry of Shel Silverstein from his books Where the Sidewalk Ends and A Light in… Read More
The Path of the Tricycle
Several years ago when I was living in Fargo, North Dakota, and frequently walking from home to work, I observed an event that I have never forgotten. It was a… Read More