I get down on myself every once in a while for all the movies Kat and I watch. Reading Thomas Moore this morning, I am encouraged. Maybe… Read more "A need for story"
Author: Nathan
A simple story for 2011
A tale from Attar of Nishapur:
The lover knocked at the door of his beloved. “Who knocks?” said the beloved from within. “It is I,” said the lover. “Go away. This house will not hold you and me.”
The rejected lover went away into the desert. There he meditated for months on end, pondering the words of the beloved. Finally he returned and knocked at the door again.
“Who knocks?”
“It is you.”
The door was immediately opened.
“100 percent and 100 percent,” I said. “They cannot be separated.”
2010 in review
The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™…… Read more “2010 in review”
To be a Friend of the Divine!
Such a beautiful story from Fr Anthony de Mello… Malik, son of Dinar, was upset about the profligate behavior of a youth who lived next door. For…… Read more “To be a Friend of the Divine!”
Life is SIMPLE even in the changes
I’ve moved into a new place… a new place, a new place. Many, many things changing and a new, fresh perspective on self. Not thinking so much,…… Read more “Life is SIMPLE even in the changes”
Nathan Bettger | Oshkosh, WI 