tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post2874465266964953337..comments2023-08-23T08:27:08.039-04:00Comments on UU A Way Of Life: What will make me and you happy?David G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-47588309635713234722014-06-21T17:17:50.430-04:002014-06-21T17:17:50.430-04:00I told my 3 year old son he seemed cranky because ...I told my 3 year old son he seemed cranky because he didn't take his nap. He looked my right in the eye and asked "So what's your excuse?"<br /><br />I hadn't considered my irritation with him was coming from somewhere else until he called me out.<br /><br />I had planned on doing some things while he was napping and when he didn't nap, I didn't get those things done so I was frustrated, disappointed, and discouraged. As I reflected, I realized he wasn't cranky, I was. I was engaging in what the psychologists call "projecting". I was seeing in my son's behavior what actually was in mine.<br /><br />How can a three year old be so perceptive and wise while I, a 33 year old, am oblivious? It is the humble curiosity, and reflection on my own thoughts, feelings, and behavior which snapped me out of my judgmental trance when my son questioned me. Perhaps this 3 year old is my guru, the catalyst of my spiritual awakening. I wonder what else he knows that I don't?<br />Harry Gleasonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-90975588117461247822014-06-21T11:53:36.410-04:002014-06-21T11:53:36.410-04:00The interesting things is that conversations, theo...The interesting things is that conversations, theorizing, conceptualizing do not just report and describe what we think is real and true, they create a new reality, a lense and framework of understanding our experience. Theorizing and conceptualizing does not merely describe and report, but creates. What is being done here is describing a new way of viewing the world and oneself, and raises to consciousness what previously was unconscious and we are the better for it and can't help but change what we see, think, feel, do in our lives. To live, as the article suggests, with an attitude of curiosity also implies an attitude of reverence, appreciation of mystery, and an openness to transcendent reality. Bravo to the author of this piece. It has opened doors for me, for which I am grateful.Sheila McDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-28777797648891715962014-06-21T10:39:06.124-04:002014-06-21T10:39:06.124-04:00Theorizing and conceptualizing stimulates the imag...Theorizing and conceptualizing stimulates the imagination and enhances awareness but at the end of the day the question is whether the ideas get applied in our daily lives and make us and others better people, right? So, it seems to me, that what is being advocated here is a daily examination of conscience and maybe even a moment to moment effort to discern what it is that Life is calling us to do that is right, right? The key to the spiritual life is in the asking of the question. It is in asking of the question of life that we manifest our inherent worth and dignity as self aware, conscious human beings who have the ability and power to create our own realities and influence our own fate. Kevin Andersonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-8298929080480523262014-06-21T10:28:19.800-04:002014-06-21T10:28:19.800-04:00Love your magazine. I get a lot out of it. Have yo...Love your magazine. I get a lot out of it. Have you written any books?Steve Johnsonnoreply@blogger.com