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How Did I Do With the No Complaining Challenge?
How often do you complain? Once an hour? Once a day? Once a year? If you'd asked me that question six months ago, I would have put myself in the once-a-day category. I rarely complain! After all, I'm a serious spiritual goofball. I see the good in everything....
What Old Saying Did Melissa and I Resurrect? And How Is It Changing Our Lives?
What's your favorite old saying? A penny saved is a penny earned? Haste makes waste? Or how about this one: It's better to have bowlegs than no legs at all. (I did not make that up. I swear!) Recently, Melissa and I dusted off an old saying that is proving to make a...
What’s the One Thing You Need to Be Successful?
There are lots of people who'll tell you they have the secret to success. They promise you that if you follow their way – if you do everything exactly like they say – you'll be a big success in no time. I am no different! That's right, my fellow Goofballs, I have...
My Guru Has a Tail, Episode 6: The Lock Down
Has anyone ever told you that you couldn't have something? Or that you couldn't do something you wanted to do? How did you respond? Did you believe them? Did you immediately incorporate their teeny-weeny, limiting beliefs as your own? Or did you dismiss their...
The Guru’s Holiday Photo Extravaganza!
Back when my Guru Lucy was still in my life, she called me over for a little chat one day. She said that while she appreciated my attempt at a Goofball Holiday message the previous year, the message was in need of some serious improvement. For those of you who...
How Did Mother Teresa Contradict Herself? And What Did It Teach Me?
Where do you fall on the Mother Teresa fan-spectrum? Love her? Indifferent to her? Admire her work but have a problem with the institution with which she was aligned? From my quick scan of Wikipedia extensive research on the topic of Mother Teresa's life, I am aware...
Is There Any Addiction Less Sexy Than This One?
For those of you who are already up in arms because I put the words "sexy" and "addiction" in one sentence, hear me out. Addiction is not sexy. I know this. But in our wacky modern culture, particularly the materialist, consumerist portion of this culture, these two...
The One Question You Need to Ask About Your Entertainment Choices
What's your favorite form of entertainment? TV? Movies? Video games? Reading? (I know there are still some of you out there.) These days, we have bazillions of entertainment choices. Thanks to the electronic revolution, many of these choices are available 24/7. These...
How to Overcome the Power of Prejudice
Prejudice is like bad breath. We like to think we don't have it, but we all do. At least, from time to time. With bad breath, we can brush our teeth. Or pop in a mint. If only it was that easy with prejudice. When it comes to preconceived notions about other people,...
The 7 Virtues of Blogging
We've all heard of the Seven Deadly Sins: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony. Talk about a fun way to spend a Saturday night! And then there's the Seven Virtues, meant to counteract the Seven Deadly Sins: chastity, temperance, charity, diligence,...
My Guru Has a Tail, Episode 5: The Lap Dance
Where do you stand on lap dances? Or perhaps stand is not the right word. Where do you sit on lap dances? Okay, maybe that's not the right word either. Lap dances – do you love them or hate them? Do you think they're a beautiful example of sexual expression? Or a...
How Do You Love Your Neighbor When They’re Being a Rat Fink?
Is there anything more awesome than the Golden Rule? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. But what about the other way around? What about when the unto coming your way is seriously not awesome? A while back, we were doing some work on our house. And by...