Tag: spirituality

The marks of a progressing civilization

When I desire the happiness in our children, and mark our progress as humanity by that, I am not referring to children as never crying. I am not ruling out other marks of a progressive society, but merely desiring a shift in priority. What does our society claim as proof of our progression? Happiness is something more than self-satisfied, self-interested, and self-serving. It something greater than an innocent or unaware naivety.

by Nathan

Being Dad for the Doggy

Yesterday evening, I came home looking forward to seeing my doggy and found four intestinal explosions (pick your end of choice) around the house. She is definitely sick. So we fed her and comforted her and later went to bed. I am beginning to see that spirituality starts with nature. There is no linear way to describe the difference between the flight pattern of a chickadee and a woodpecker. There is no scientific way that describes the emotion of a cat lounging in the sun. And there is no way but soulfully to describe the look on Coco’s face when she is “happy” to see us or when she is sick.

by Nathan

We don’t need wealth for wisdom

For those of us who have not traveled around the world, cannot afford to sit with the greatest teachers, or don’t have the resources to take extravagant vision quests, we need not be discouraged. Sometimes those who have seen the world over, have a great difficulty truly seeing what is right in front of them.

by Nathan