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First Steps in Growing an Organic Fruit and Vegetable Garden
It’s Friday at Lucid Practice, so that means it’s time for a garden post! This spring, Kate, Brian, Danielle and I started our own organic fruits and vegetable garden. We purchased our membership into the the Westport Community Garden Association and we were granted a 20′ x 10′ plot. The first step was to create “raised beds.” […]
The Meaning of Enthusiasm
“Enthusiasm comes from the Greek “enthousiazein [that] means ‘to be possessed by a god.’ With enthusiasm you will find that you don’t have to do it all by yourself. In fact, there is nothing of significance you can do by yourself. Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of creative energy, and all you have to do is ride […]
You are the Salt of the Earth Meaning
You are the Salt of the Earth Meaning “You are the Salt of the Earth” — those are the ever important words that Jesus spoke 2000 years ago during the Sermon on the Mount. Most scholars agree that the Sermon on the Mount (which is part of Matthew’s Gospel) encapsulates the core of Jesus’ teachings. The […]
Rohr: Jesus and Buddha
In many ways, Jesus and Buddha were talking about a very similar process of human transformation. Pain is the foundational teacher of transformation for both of them, which led to compassion in Buddhist language and love in Christian language (I accept the common definition that our suffering is the degree of resistance we have toward […]