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My kids had a lemonade stand the other day, and I watched from the porch. It struck me how people reacted when encountering the kids. Some of our neighbors drove by, and didn’t even acknowledge them. Many others, however, often complete strangers, stopped to engage the kids, and buy their product. One woman even handed…

I’ve been noticing lately that our dog, Lucky, craves being in the same room as us. It’s not that he needs to be in physical contact with us – He just needs to be around us. It’s as if there is some field of energy he desires to be near. I then began noticing how…

Someone asked me if I dislike religion. I don’t dislike religion. I dislike that religion has been taken over by fundamentalism. Fundamentalism is the belief that there is only one way to God, and it knows the way. It is by its very nature devisive and righteous. Often fundamentalism is based on the literal reading…

Spirituality and religion both explore the mysteries of life. They go about it, however, in completely different ways. Religion says there is one truth. Spirituality says there is a unique truth within each of us. Spirituality emphasizes the questions. Religion emphasizes the answers. Religion embraces uniformity. Spirituality embraces individuality. Spirituality requires personal responsibility. Religion requires…
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