Photography by Al Belote Haiku by participants at the Northwest Summit 2011
Everyone aspires to something better: a better life, harmonious relationships, permanent health, a good education and a good job. We all want to live happily. In this quest for happiness
Is hope the same thing as wishful thinking? Nathan (Nate) Talbot, Clerk of the Mother Church, says it actually goes deeper than human optimism. He’s given this a lot of
I was praying about Christmas a few weeks ago. From the news around the world to some news in my own family, I was starting to feel that this would
Years ago my husband left me at the beginning of November. Being left was sad enough, but when I realized I was going to have to go through all the
As individual expressions of the one infinite Mind, we are each created with a specific sense of purpose and direction we are intended to pursue in our lives. For one
It’s OK to love yourself. “Wait a minute!” you might be protesting. “Love myself? That sounds like self-centered, ego-tripping, caught-up-into-my-own-world, look-at-me-everybody, type of thinking. It sounds so conceited. And aren’t
What an incredible, peaceful summer I had! These past few months have added up to the first time I’ve actually spent living on my own—away from my parents or my