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Kindness: the Best Workplace Spirituality Practice Ever
If you really want to bring more integrity, purpose and joy to work, follow the Dalai Lama, who often has said, “My religion is kindness.” Kindness includes so many wonderful things, like friendliness, pleasantness, generosity, and understanding. Where kindness is … Continue reading
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All faiths are rich in wisdom for money and work — Part 1
The world’s religions are filled with practical spirituality on how to earn, spend, save, invest and share money. There’s abundant ancient and ever-new wisdom for how to work with less stress and more meaning … how your workplace can be a center of peace and compassion — not fraud, waste or abuse. And more. Much, much more. Continue reading
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Building Your Workday Around Prayer: Guest Post by John Sullivan
Monastic life in all faiths is ordered around prayer. Such prayer sets the rhythm for each day. It keeps members focused on the mission of the order and the life of the community, as well as the spiritual life of … Continue reading
Unreported Good News: Business Thrives with Compassion and other Spiritual Values
You wouldn’t know it from the major media, but more compassionate, more sustainable and way more ethical capitalism is thriving. Or, as many call it, “Conscious Capitalism.” Now there are some very easy ways to bring yourself up to speed … Continue reading
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Getting Back into the Stream of Spirited Work and Life
Yes, it’s been a while since I last blogged. An overload of work has made workdays extra long and my blogging time minimal. The death of a friend across country interrupted the work flow and made me more keenly aware … Continue reading
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Needed: Quiet, Truthful Wisdom for Work and Money in a Noisy, Divisive World
Do you ever feel called to say something and don’t know exactly what it is? Or wish someone else would say that something that could cut through anything from confusion and fear-mongering or overwhelm to a quiet truth? A truth … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Health care, Uncategorized, comedy, economy, money, prayer, prophecy, spirituality, work, workplace
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Tao (the Way) not Dow (the Jones numbers) for Financial Serenity
Tao. Dow. Both are pronounced “dow,” but here the similarity ends. “Tao” means the way, path or guiding principle for working with faith, integrity and meaning in a mysterious universe. The concept of way, path or guiding principle is central … Continue reading
Posted in Health care, economy, money, spirituality
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Prayer of St. Francis — a Model Workday Prayer for All Faiths at Work
If we had to pick just one prayer to fit the needs and gifts in the workplace today, that prayer would probably be The Prayer of St. Francis. Though it is profoundly Christian, the Prayer of St. Francis is quoted … Continue reading
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Quick Spiritual Makeover for Dreadful Jobs (or Lack Thereof)
With spirit, you can make over any stressful task into one that’s less stressful and more likely to lead to satisfying results or yourself and others. Continue reading
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Healing Needed for the Heart and Soul of Health Care Financing
The heart and soul of any profession includes service, truth and consciousness. It’s hard to see that heart and soul today in the health insurance industry, while our country seeks a way out of the current health care financing mess. Continue reading
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