When did you start masturbating? I mean, you don’t have to tell ME. I’m just asking you to reflect. Although, whatever man, if you want to tell me, that’s fine too. I’ve been told I’m a good listener. 😉 So, when you started, did you feel guilty about it? Confused? Did you worry that it…
Tag: religion
30) Hell: Epilogue
So, I thought this was a pretty good conversation to have. Hell, God, death, and all that jazz, opens into Wisdom, through the process of: Questioning. Learning. And remaining open to both. I believe “salvation” is found through you choosing, again and again, to open to uncertainty. That’s not all of it (and after all,…
29) Hell, Part 2
One dusty, hot day, I stood on the steps of the Temple of Athena, my eyes and mind wandering through the tourist chatter, laughing children, crying babies, clattering, snorting donkeys. I felt thousands of years slip by, and saw countless generations of people climb the steps I was standing on. I saw worshippers in Ancient…
28) Hell, Part 1
Have you ever struggled with the thought of Hell? Has it ever given you nightmares? Kept you up at night? Made you feel guilty about something or other you’ve decided to do with your life? Do you remember what it was like when you first heard about Hell? For me, running into Hell was a…
14) Free Sex! Free Drugs! Free Gold Bars!!! And a rowboat…
Did you ever sing Row Row Row Your Boat? Hey, I did too! Did you realize that it held the Secret to Life? Neither did I. Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell and others, showed us that our minds are not our own individual ‘things’, but rather, partake of, are shaped by, and continue to be influenced…