Archive for October, 2009
Pharmaceuticals for Spiritual Conditions
Friday, October 30th, 2009Pharmaceuticals for spiritual conditions. Are we medicating for spiritual conditions by diagnosing the painful introspection necessary for growth as depression? And is this as beneficial as we seem to think?
Sometimes, painful emotions are both appropriate and necessary for greater understanding, the recognition and correction of our inappropriate or harmful behavior and the precursor to change [...]
Street Youth in the U.S.
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009The number of youth living on the streets has dramatically increased. As the recession destroys the lives of families, children are running away from dysfunctional parents or being forced by economic stress to leave, and more and more are attempting to survive on the streets.
Nothing says more about a society than how it takes care [...]
Pirsig was Right. There is Zen in Motorcycle Maintenance
Tuesday, October 20th, 2009It’s not only about the ride. The ride is great. But after spending parts of several weeks bringing a thirty-year-old motorcycle back to life, I’ve discovered it’s also about the joy of working with your hands, the smells of the garage and the sound of a motor roaring to life after a long, long sleep. [...]
Writings on Genocide, Oppression and Hope
Saturday, October 10th, 2009It’s unfortunate but instructive that the body of literature on genocide and oppression is growing. Writers from Afghanistan, Rwanda, Burundi, Sierra Leone and other places are finding their voices, and their writing is powerful. Each in their own way gives us insight into the cost that exploitation, war and poverty exacts on the human spirit, [...]