Charlie Van Dyke
Let Everything Happen
Posted August 5, 2011 by Charlie Van Dyke in Meditations
by Therese J. Borchard
From Beyond Blue

I love the following passage from Stephanie Dowrick’s new book, “Seeking the Sacred: Transforming Our View of Ourselves and One Another.” Since I’m in a weird place of waiting … to resume my normal life, her message of “let everything happen” resonated with me–to resist the urge, however strong it is, to con... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
Monastic Wisdom
Posted August 4, 2011 by Charlie Van Dyke in Meditations
By Therese J. Borchard
from Beyond Blue

In her new book, “The Artist’s Rule: Nurturing Your Creative Soul With Monastic Wisdom,” author Christine Valters Paintner offers a twelve-week program to introduce monastic wisdom and practice to anyone wanting to integrate spirituality and creativity. In her spiritual journey, Paintner has discovered that ... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
By, Barbara Starr and Jennifer Rizzo, CNN

Washington (CNN)–The Air Force has suspended an ethics briefing for new missile launch officers after concerns were raised about the briefing's heavy focus on religion.

The briefing, taught for nearly 20 years by military chaplains at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, is intended to train Air Force... read more
John Chuchman
Busyness
Posted August 4, 2011 by John Chuchman in Meditations

Busyness

When I am busy,
I feel “in charge,”
I believe I am important,
I become indispensable and necessary,
My ego is assured that I am productive,
that I am accomplishing something worthwhile and valuable.

By being efficiently busy helping others,
I can accept even more tasks,
help even more people,
I can escalate the demands on my time, attention, care.

Wh
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