Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. La Siesta Juan Gil-Albert When I arrive at that secret confine and they question me, "What is the Earth?" I should say a cold place where the dictator overbears and the oppressed cry long tears and where, in shadows and gold teeth, injustice does the rounds taking up his profits from the men of … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2010
The Reality Behind the 2010 Election: It’s the Economy
October 29, 2010 by 1 Comment
The economy is struggling, and it is driving the election. As so many have said since the Clinton campaign made it popular in the 1990s, “It’s the Economy, Stupid!” And many Americans believe the economy will continue to decline. If it does, the Obama Administration has very few tools to respond. The White House has based its entire economic … [Read more...]
Hiding From Destiny
October 28, 2010 by 3 Comments
Do you believe in destiny? I do. I believe that each one of us was given special talents and a calling all our own. We all know it deep inside. It's there when we are quiet enough to listen, when we shut off the media, the noise, the busyness. Perhaps it scares us. Perhaps we don't think we're worthy. Maybe we don't want to be held … [Read more...]
Monuments to the Faith
October 27, 2010 by 2 Comments
For a long time in the U.S. there has been a battle between people who want to be able to display religious symbols, particularly the Ten Commandments, on government property (such as city parks, government buildings, etc.) and those who think the First Amendment prohibits such things. Christians who want vehemently to display the Ten … [Read more...]
Soul Purpose Versus Life Purpose
October 26, 2010 by 1 Comment
While your Soul Purpose may take the form of a specific career, such as a teacher, or a police officer, the motivation behind that comes from your soul — not money, fame, or security. In other words, Soul Purpose is more about why you choose a job or career, and less about the specific, external form it takes at any given moment. Soul Purpose … [Read more...]
O Canada: Lessons From Our Northern Neighbor
October 25, 2010 by 1 Comment
Two words that haven’t shown up together very much since the 2008 economic meltdown are "austerity" and "Canada." That’s quite an accomplishment for our neighbor to the North. Austerity has been paired with Greece, Portugal, Spain, Great Britain and France in just the past 18 months. Austerity means having your economy controlled and run by … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: The Dance by C.K. Wiliams
October 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The Dance C.K. Williams A middle-aged woman, quite plain, to be polite about it, and somewhat stout, to be more courteous still, but when she and the rather good-looking, much younger man she's with get up to dance, her forearm descends with such delicate lightness, such restrained but confident ardor athwart his shoulder, drawing him to … [Read more...]
15 Tough Questions For Political Candidates
October 22, 2010 by 3 Comments
Less than a month remains before the first Tuesday in November, and the current election cycle is finally beginning to peak. Many self-identified conservative commentators are breathlessly reminding us that "This is the most important election of our lifetimes" while they're busy helping set up the Republican Kool-Aid stand. Democrats seem … [Read more...]
9 Myths About Money & Prosperity
October 21, 2010 by Leave a Comment
The following nine myths are detailed in Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths that are Destroying Your Prosperity: Myth 1: Scarcity Drives The Marketplace The marketplace is driven by the notion that resources are limited and the world is a zero-sum game: anything that another wins is no longer available to all others. But this … [Read more...]
“On His Brow I See that Written Which is Doom”
October 20, 2010 by 1 Comment
One of the sharpest social critics of 19th century European industrial capitalism was...Charles Dickens. Those who have read Karl Marx’s writings see the world that he is attacking; those who have read Oliver Twist, Great Expectations, Bleak House, or A Christmas Carol will see that same world. However, we find the world described by … [Read more...]
