Why I Think the Presidential Election was Free and Fair

I want to start writing about politics again. Certainly, I do not consider myself an expert on political matters. But I see a deep and yawning need for respectful dialogue across the political divide.

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What is your default question?

I think most of us have a default question that we ask whenever there is a down moment, a slow moment, in our lives. This default question has great power over our happiness and well being. For many o

The Wounded Soul

Some of the challenges I have faced during the last few weeks have made it clear to me that I carry within me a wounded soul.  A wounded soul is a soul that has been disappointed in some fundamental e

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The Spirit of Life

I think my personal turn towards a more dedicated spiritually seems puzzling to many people in my life.  People who value reason and science see spirituality as linked with superstition, dogma, and ir

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Boredom and Wisdom

For the past 16 days, I have been the parent in charge at home, every day, all day long, with my two elementary age boys.  We did not go on any vacation, having spent our vacation budget on a trip to

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