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Dali’s Time

From the category Concepts In Motion

Mick Jagger sang “Time is on my side,” but it didn’t keep him from getting old.  The paradox of time is that if we take our eye off it, it flies, yet if we stare at it too long, it crawls.  Sometimes we think we have plenty of time, and at other times we wonder where it all went.  The paradoxical nature of time is represented by the great Spanish Surrealist, Salvador Dali, in his painting, The Persistence of Memory.  Continue Reading

Mar 15th, 20131 comment

Why Marriages Fail

From the category Five Minute Articles For Your Consideration

Jim and Jenny have been married for seven years.  Their marriage is failing.  The spark that was there at the beginning no longer exists.  They no longer take the time to talk to each other with curiosity and interest.  They no longer hunger for each other sexually.  Jim has become preoccupied with his career and Jenny feels she’s stuck at home with two kids.  I could go on, but you get the picture.  So, wouldn’t you be interested to know that their marriage isn’t failing at all.  It’s just changing and maturing in ways they did not anticipate.  Continue Reading

Mar 15th, 20142 comments

Everyday Mysticism: Part I

From the category Five Minute Articles For Your Consideration

Exploring the Mystical Advantage of Unity

Mysticism isn’t as farfetched as you think.  Although it often seems shrouded in ancient rituals that are reserved for the initiated, symbols of mysticism surround every one of us, every day.  We often think of mystical experiences as being otherworldly and not related to everyday life, when in fact, they actually define our daily lives. Continue Reading

Dec 10th, 20133 comments

Everyday Mysticism: Part III

From the category Five Minute Articles For Your Consideration

From Duality to Creativity: The Mystical Advantage of Creativity

This is the third and final part in the Everyday Mysticism series.  In Part One of Everyday Mysticism, we discussed Unity as a representation of the Whole.  Part Two then explored how unity gives way to polarities, creating a unique transference of energy between polar extremes.  And finally, in Part Three, we will explore the mystical advantage of Creativity. Continue Reading

Jul 3rd, 20145 comments

Can You Be Too Attached To Your Child?

From the category Two Minute Articles for Parents

My sister had a favorite blanket that she carried around with her until she was eleven years old.  It was her “shmata,” a Yiddish word meaning “worn out security blanket.”  She didn’t actually carry it around, but she was always aware of its location, and at night she slept with it on her bed.  One day my parents hid it from her and made her think that they had finally disposed of it.  My sister was inconsolable at the news that her blanket was gone.  She was so inconsolable, in fact, that my parents miraculously “recovered” it for her.  Continue Reading

Mar 10th, 20132 comments

Circles of Confusion

From the category Concepts In Motion

Escher is famous for sketches that warp our perception of space, continuity and progress. The people in Eschers’ sketching, Ascending and Descending, appear to be walking endlessly around a rooftop, going simultaneously up and down the stairs and getting nowhere.  It is a sentiment we sometimes share when our drive for personal growth has us going in circles.  Continue Reading

Dec 10th, 20132 comments

Five Ways To Promote Marital Health and Harmony

From the category Five Minute Articles For Your Consideration

Every marriage completes something in us and omits something we need.  The sense of completion is what draws us to each other while the familiar void of the omission is what we fuss about.  For instance, if we come from a large loving family we may feel a sense of completion when we marry someone who is kind and wants a family too.  Yet, if we were personally overlooked because individual needs were sacrificed for the sake of the larger group, we may feel the familiar edginess of not being taken into consideration when our spouse suddenly announces “we’re going to Spain on our next vacation”.  Continue Reading

Sep 6th, 20133 comments

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