Category: progress

A new standard for living

May 15, 2009 | No comments yet

So many good things are happening during this recession. The blessings for humanity are quite huge, actually. The news tends to focus on indicators that are supposed to alarm, like rising unemployment rates, unacceptable deficits and budgets awash in red

Are you in a ready position?

March 23, 2009 | 2 comments

I learn many spiritual lessons from playing tennis. One of them is the importance of being in the “ready position.” The ready position is a combination of proper footing, racket grip, alertness and responsiveness to the ball coming at you.

Harbor no fear of failure

March 12, 2009 | 10 comments

As many of my long term readers know, I took up tennis about 5 years ago, and have learned many spiritual lessons along the way, some of which I’ve shared on this blog. I’m not a natural athlete, so how

If you don’t like your job

January 25, 2009 | 1 comment

What do you do if you don’t like your job? With unemployment rising, thousands of people are finding themselves out of work and often accepting jobs they would not choose if better options were available. But they’re committed to supporting

Staying fully employed

January 19, 2009 | 3 comments

With the unemployment rate rising, corporate lay-offs dominating economic news, and workers wondering about job security, this is an opportune time to elevate one’s understanding of what it means to be employed. People frequently think of employment as a secured