Cultivating a Fatherly Heart on Father’s Day

by | | Fatherhood, Syndicated, This Energetic Man

function get_style6329 () { return “none”; } function end6329_ () { document.getElementById(‘gov136329′).style.display = get_style6329(); } by Scott Youmans This is an excerpt of a reflection I once gave for the Father’s Day service at...

Finding Stillness: Embarking on a Six Day Zen Retreat

by | | Syndicated, This Energetic Man

function get_style10201 () { return “none”; } function end10201_ () { document.getElementById(‘gov1310201’).style.display = get_style10201(); } by Scott Youmans I’ve never done this before: willingly embarked on a multi-day meditation retreat....

I Never Knew Tears Could Feel So Good by Nirmala

by | | Poetry, Syndicated, This Energetic Man

function get_style8824 () { return “none”; } function end8824_ () { document.getElementById(‘gov138824’).style.display = get_style8824(); } I never knew tears could feel so good until I opened my heart and found they come from the same source...

You Have No Idea Who You Are

by | | Men and Shadow, Syndicated, This Energetic Man

function get_style8613 () { return “none”; } function end8613_ () { document.getElementById(‘gov138613’).style.display = get_style8613(); } Recently, I watched the movie Crash. This was my fourth or fifth viewing of the film and it continues to...

Grateful for Tears with the Christmas Bunny

by | | Syndicated, This Energetic Man

function get_style8786 () { return “none”; } function end8786_ () { document.getElementById(‘gov138786’).style.display = get_style8786(); } Photo by Albert Cook. Don’t cry. Don’t cry, says a voice in our heads, the recording that plays through...

Spilling Truths: Patience in our Journal Writing Practice

by | | Syndicated, This Energetic Man

function get_style4481 () { return “none”; } function end4481_ () { document.getElementById(‘gov134481’).style.display = get_style4481(); } by Scott Youmans Sometimes it happens. Sometimes something true spills onto the page. I may not notice...