I frequently encounter situations where someone has taken on the developmental or recovery work of a friend or loved one. They mean well, and they want to help their loved one in their process, but somewhere along the way a line gets crossed and their efforts turn from helping the individual in question to hurting…
No More Crusades
As I wrote the title of this post, it occurred to me that the word "crusade" has three uses in contemporary spiritual culture, and so my title might lead to some confusion. I'm not beyond using a little confusion to attract readers, so rather than change it I thought I might explain it. The historical…
Holidays Past and Present
Nothing reminds us more of sins of holidays past than living through holidays present. Be good to yourselves, and be good to each other.