Tag: perspective

Looking for a brighter view?

July 5, 2011 | 4 comments

Could life look a little better today? Is there too much darkness, despair and lack around you? If so, it’s time for a brighter view! And you can get it by alienating the material sense of things and getting into

Annual Meeting

June 9, 2011 | 13 comments

I was in Boston for the Annual Meeting of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, held last Monday. It was a good chance to catch the current perspective of the administration, hear what the pressing issues were and consider how to

How to measure progress

May 19, 2011 | 6 comments

It struck me while playing tennis a few weeks ago that there is a helpful way and unhelpful way to measure progress. If progress is seen as a specific material state, efforts to get there can be very discouraging. For

What about hell…

April 25, 2011 | 5 comments

Here’s an interesting article about a Pastor questioning traditional Christian beliefs per hell and heaven. He decided, among other things, that he couldn’t accept that millions of people who have never heard of Jesus Christ are doomed to hell just because

What are you focused on?

April 1, 2011 | 13 comments

Do other people’s actions and topics of conversation ever bother you? Should they? Or is a perspective adjustment needed? A common complaint I’ve heard over the years from residents in care facilities who try hard to keep their thought spiritually