Radical acceptance just means that you acknowledge reality for what it is. If you accept the reality of the situation, you can stop dwelling on situations you have no control over (and even those you do) and move on with your life. During a panel this week about the impact of religion on LGBTQIA people—religion […]
A message I didn’t expect
An unexpected message from an unexpected source: Pope Francis tele-presented at this year’s TED conference on the topic of inclusion and social responsibility and used the parable of the Good Samaritan to underscore his points. The more powerful you are, the more your actions will have an impact on people, the more responsible you are to […]
The consequences of belief
Last fall, I learned from Professor Jean Sheldon about why it’s important to be choosy about one’s ideals, mentors, models, and gods. “The picture I have of God today,” Sheldon wrote, “is the photograph others will take of me tomorrow.” People may well rise to the level of their gods. We only rise higher or stretch further when extremely […]
On Understanding
Convenience of conceptual analogies is no substitute for usefulness or rigour. —R. Brennan & S. Henneberg One understands a phenomenon only when one has a holistic view of [it], a view that integrates all of its known components and all of its known manifestations. —T. Bouldin & L. Odell Pulling a mechanical thing apart to […]