by Richard Stromer | Oct 11, 2019 | Accceptance, Grief, Music, Resiliance, Spiritual Development, The Mother
“And when the night is cloudy, there is still a light that shines on me. Shine until tomorrow, Let It Be, Let It Be.” In the autumn of 1968, Paul McCartney, the author of those lyrics, slipped into a deep depression. The cause of his despair was the...
by Richard Stromer | Aug 30, 2019 | Buddhism, Judaism, Spiritual Development
To live in this world, you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your life depends on it; and when the time comes, to let it go. — Mary Oliver Holding On and Letting Go. Sounds simple enough. After all,...
by Richard Stromer | Jun 30, 2019 | Happiness, Spiritual Development, Spirituality
“We hold these truths to be self–evident, That all men are created equal, That they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, That among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” How many of us, I wonder, learned those...
by Richard Stromer | Mar 22, 2019 | Martin Buber, Maurice Friedman, Spiritual Development, The Sacred, Touchstones of Reality
As I noted in an earlier post, among the more perplexing aspects of writing about either religion or spirituality is the problem of finding open-ended and widely accessible ways to reflect on life’s profoundest concerns and how to deal with them. Most importantly,...
by Richard Stromer | Feb 2, 2019 | Archetypes, Hero's Journey, Joseph Campbell, Movies, Spiritual Development, Symbols and Symbolism, Uncategorized
One might imagine the scariest aspect of life is not knowing what’s going to happen next, but as the weatherman Phil Connors in film Groundhog Day vividly reminds us, there is something even more horrible and that’s knowing exactly what’s going to happen...
by Richard Stromer | Nov 16, 2018 | Native American Religion, Paul Tillich, Spiritual Development, The Sacred
Among the most dynamic and influential theological developments of the past several decades has been a growing focus on the complex role of symbol and metaphor in contemporary religious understanding. Among the individuals who have played a key role in this process is...
