Archive for May 2012

hello darkness, my old friend

Posted on: May 28, 2012

If we want to achieve emotional balance and peace of mind in our lives, we need to make friends with the darkness. And by that I mean both the darkness in the world as well as the darkness within each of us. Are you saying I should joyfully accept poverty, war and oppression as well… Read More…

permanent identity crisis

Posted on: May 6, 2012

Most of us are in the midst of a permanent identity crisis…and thank goodness for that. Excuse me? Go with me on this for a moment. But before I explain what is good about a permanent identity crisis, let’s look more closely at the idea itself. Sociologists Peter Berger, Brigitte Berger and Hansfried Kellner write… Read More…