“There ain’t nothin’ more powerful than the odor of mendacity… You can smell it. It smells like death”. Tennessee Williams wrote those words in his famous play “Cat On A Hot Tin Roof”. Truth resonates and the words uttered by him have lasted the test of time because they are a testament to truth. Much … Continue reading Mendacity by William Klein
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True Self and False Self by William Klein
Every person who has ever walked the face of this earth is trying to understand who he or she is. Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am”? He needed others to help him gage what the world perceived about him. The great mystics of the world all identify the same idea. … Continue reading True Self and False Self by William Klein
Holding On To Things by William Klein
There’s delight in collecting things. American Pickers is one of the most popular shows on the History Channel. Another show, Storage Wars, depicts how certain collections have afforded owners fortunes beyond their wildest dreams. Then again, the same show demonstrates how junk accumulates and costs more than it is worth to get rid of it. … Continue reading Holding On To Things by William Klein
Change Your Consciousness, You Change The World by William Klein
“When we change our consciousness we change the world”. This phrase is a subtle reminder that perspectives change with every situation and can turn for the better on a dime. John the Baptist’s first word in the synoptic Gospels is “repent”. This word has a negative connotation and a condemning tone, but in Greek the … Continue reading Change Your Consciousness, You Change The World by William Klein
Owning Our Feelings: Objectively and Subjectively by William Klein
In his essay “Meditation in a Toolshed”, C. S. Lewis writes about seeing a beam of light enter the shed. He notes that it was “pitch black” in the shed but the beam had dust motes in it. As he followed the beam and then stood directly in the light he had a very different perspective. … Continue reading Owning Our Feelings: Objectively and Subjectively by William Klein
Percy Shelley’s Unburned Heart by William Klein
A friend of mine worked at a funeral home and told me the heart is the most resilient organ in the human body. It is the hardest organ to destroy. We are fascinated by the virtues of the heart – so much so that we can see its presence in symbols, art, poetry and in … Continue reading Percy Shelley’s Unburned Heart by William Klein
Coping Mechanisms For Children by William Klein
Children need to learn mindfulness. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the act of being present to the moment. It is finding the center of one’s being to be fully awake to what is happening in one’s life. Being mindful is stopping, taking a deep breath, analyzing with purpose what one is facing in his life … Continue reading Coping Mechanisms For Children by William Klein
The Wild Horses of Fear by William Klein
The ego traps us into fearful thinking. On one hand the ego has a good function. It can help us get what we want and a healthy ego can help us attain success and riches. On the other hand, the ego trains us to live in fear. “If I don’t get the spouse, I won’t … Continue reading The Wild Horses of Fear by William Klein
Indifference by William Klein
“Indifference” is an important worldly concept, one that inherently recognizes the idea of righteousness or lack thereof in one’s being. Keep in mind that “indifference” can be seen from two different perspectives, one negative and one positive. Webster’s Dictionary, the negative definition, notes that indifference is a state of being where there is an “inherent … Continue reading Indifference by William Klein
What Is The Real Fruit? by William Klein
When we consider what Jesus meant when he said, “You will know a tree by its fruits”, the automatic assumption is that “fruits” are the riches one gains. But what are the riches? From a twenty-first century perspective we may consider the fruits to be wealth and money. Some people who subscribe to the “Gospel … Continue reading What Is The Real Fruit? by William Klein
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