Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living by Thích Nhất Hạnh My rating: 5 of 5 stars Last month I attended a women’s retreat. At the retreat center, … Continue reading Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living by Thich Nhat Hanh
The Gift Of Faith: Tending the Spiritual Lives of Children by Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar My rating: 4 of 5 stars Shortly after my spouse and I married nearly fifteen years ago, … Continue reading The Gift Of Faith: Tending the Spiritual Lives of Children by Jeanne Harrison Nieuwejaar
My religious upbringing was eclectic and firmly based in Murphy’s Law, or perhaps more accurately, on The Jinx. If we were driving to grandpa’s house, we were never allowed to … Continue reading On Overcoming a Jinx
Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali My rating: 4 of 5 stars On the cover of this book there’s a quote from The Boston Globe about how Ayaan Hirsi Ali has become … Continue reading Rethinking Tolerance: Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
In the interest of reducing stress (or at least making myself so tired that if I’m in a bad mood I lack the energy to yell at anyone), I’ve begun … Continue reading Transcendence on the Treadmill