Posts about the soul.
Although the Sierra Nevada gold rush played itself out some 150 years ago, opportunities to harvest gold still abound. There are rich deposits yet to be mined, and they are closer than the ground beneath your feet. This gold lies within you, and it longs to be unearthed. The world calls out for a new…
Behind your eyes lies the soul. And the eyes may see one thing but the soul sees another. Behind the mind is the soul. They are not the same and often have very different viewpoints. The mind thinks that it is in charge. Some minds do not even acknowledge the existence of the soul. The…
It is not easy to be an individual. You face pressures in life—from family, peers, or society—to think in certain ways and value the things that others do. For example, do you recall a time when you had to make a decision between doing what others wanted you to do and doing what you felt…
The soloist sang with technical perfection as her voice danced nimbly from octave to octave. Her volume, gestures, and facial expressions gave the impression of great passion. And yet, somehow, it all came off a bit flat, more like acting than singing. Although all of the ingredients were present, no chemical reaction occurred. Can the…
Have you ever tried to bake a loaf of bread with the oven door wide open? Probably not. You know that unless the door is closed the oven won’t get hot enough to bake the dough. This concept also applies to the development of your personality. Without enough “heat” you tend not to change. Unlike…
Have you ever had a dream in which you were trying, unsuccessfully, to find your way out of a large house or other building? You feel lost, frustrated, or panicky. You encounter hallways or stairways that lead nowhere, or perhaps circle back upon themselves. Odd passageways or doors all around, yet none seem to get…
At the Japanese Garden of the Chicago Botanical Gardens there is an odd shaped bridge. It consists of two large, rectangular granite slabs laid end-to-end over a small stream. What makes the bridge intriguing is that the slabs are offset from each other forming a zigzag walkway. According to Japanese folklore, the devil always travels…
“Care of the soul” is a phrase you don’t hear too often. Its heyday was in the 1800’s and before when it was used to describe the religious instruction, guidance, and healing conversations between a pastor and his parishioner. It is a root of what later became psychotherapy (literally, healing of the soul) through the…
A woman who was feeling disconnected from her soul had the following dream: “I see a porpoise, but it’s on land instead of water. I am concerned because I know that unless it gets some water it will die. I find a container which, strangely, opens up into a large bag filled with water. I…
There’s a country song that talks about “Looking for love in all the wrong places, looking for love in too many faces.” The same lament could just as easily be applied to our relationship with God. Too often we look for God in all the wrong places. Why are we so quick to look outside…