From the moment we’re born, the way our parents treat us affects us for our whole life. Our attachment style in adult relationships is shaped by whether our parents consistently...
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How do we move towards a more inclusive reality beyond the trappings of adversarial partisan politics? We might want to try these six unity-building principles from the Baha’i teachings. They...
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Streaking across the heavens in 1843, a great comet alarmed many and served to validate the belief of others that the Second Coming of Christ was imminent. In that same...
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Why does humanity persecute its prophets and spiritual messengers? What makes the leaders of humanity, both religious and political, react so badly to the founders of the world’s great Faiths?...
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When was the last time you felt like you had to cut someone out of your life? What did they do that pushed you to the point of removing yourself...
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“Close your eyes, cross your arms, put your two feet on the floor” – as a child, I heard these instructions from adults whenever prayers were said at family gatherings...
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We spend nearly one-third of our lives sleeping and we can’t function physically without it. But I’ve often wondered if there is also a spiritual reason we need to sleep...
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This year on July 4th–Independence Day in the United States—I had a difficult time. My family and I went to the Fourth of July parade and watched the floats go...
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The principal teaching of the Baha’i Faith is the oneness of humanity. Baha’u’llah wrote, “The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens” over 100 years ago. By now,...
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It happens to all of us: we meet someone, just do not instinctually connect with that person, and can’t find a way to like him. It’s a common enough experience...
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I read the book Dignity, by Dr. Donna Hicks, a while ago, but the title drew me in again, because I’ve been thinking about the topic a lot lately –...
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All my life, being born and raised a Baha’i and having investigated and accepted the Faith for myself, my conscience has rested easy in a firm and unshakeable belief in...
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During this unprecedented time in history, I find myself reflecting on my life’s purpose and my mortality. More than ever, I feel the need to focus on preparing myself for...
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Can expectations effect healing and recovery? Can you heal without expectations? What role does prayer play in our physical healing? I asked myself these questions after I read an article...
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When a baby is born into this world, she “dies” with respect to the warm comfortable mother’s womb where she has happily lived for nine months. She leaves that life...
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Night descended on Yosemite National Park, the beginning of a twilight adventure for our family. We groped in the backpack for a flashlight, quickly shined it on the paved path,...
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For many years, I’ve tried to emphasize the need for humanity and morality in our economic systems – because I believe that lack of morality is the root cause of...
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Have you ever heard the phrase “curse like a sailor?” I’m no sailor, but I did get drafted into the Army at 19, and when I came home from combat,...
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You’ve likely heard of PTSD – post traumatic stress disorder – but have you heard yet about PCSD? That acronym stands for post-Covid stress disorder, a newly-emerging effect of the...
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“Comparison is the thief of joy,” Teddy Rosevelt once said. Mark Twain stepped it up a notch when he declared, “Comparison is the death of joy.” The same general phrase...
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