I recently became aware that John Muir was not only a tremendous outdoorsman,naturalist,and social activist, but he was a visionary and mystic also. In June of 1869, when Muir was exploring the rugged Sierra Nevada, he wrote: "We are now in the mountains, making every nerve quiver, filling every pore and cell in Read More
Another Perspective
Recommended Book for Prayer
May 12, 2010
A book recommended to me on prayer is Mystical Prayer Is for (Almost) Everyone. I found the recommendation in a conservative Episcopal publication, The Anglican Digest. It is by a Roman Catholic, Ernest J. Fiedler and was published by Paulist Press in 2009. The word mystical in the title Read More
The Burden of Family Legacy
May 2, 2010
One of the things in life that can be both a burden and a significant obstacle to finding one’s true identity is having ancestors who were super-achievers. These are the folks who set the bar so high that it is difficult to follow in their footsteps. Feeling not good enough is the demon Read More