Be loving with your self (Richard Rohr)

You think self judgment and punishment are going to achieve love—but show me where?

Back to school

A 9th-grader shared some wonderful reflections that made me think of a poster this student shared with me a couple years ago: So I replied: “I believe it delights God that every single one of God’s children has their own beliefs. If God wished us all to believe exactly the same things, that would beContinue reading “Back to school”

Pressure on ourselves. Ego

Our egos are conditioned to pin down people, including our very own selves.

In relationships, “settling” is a bad word

In relationships, settling is a bad word… so we often live in denial, and instead believe in, or chase, a dream free of any demand that we settle for an imperfect mate. Or we measure ourselves against that dream as failures, and wonder if there is greener grass elsewhere. So some partners cheat. Others mayContinue reading “In relationships, “settling” is a bad word”