Balance. Purpose. Enlightenment.
Blog
Transform Your Life (A Soldier’s Story)
At nineteen, I left college to join the army. My knowledge of war ranked right up there with my knowledge of space flight, but no problem for a teenager. At first, the physical activity and camaraderie were a little like going out for football, while death seemed remote, unreal. But as basic training progressed I…
Read MoreBucking Family Tradition Was Best
Nursing wasn’t my first career choice but I decided to try it at a college where my grandmother went and my grandfather had taught. Since medicine is the family tradition, to say they were proud and excited is an understatement, and since they were important to me, this felt good. But medicine wasn’t a burning…
Read MoreFolk Sayings Echo Ancient Wisdom
The Great Pyramid and the Sphinx What is wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Nonetheless, they embody the concentrated experience of the race, and the man who orders his life according to their teaching cannot go far wrong.– Norman Douglas Doesn’t the wisdom in folk sayings make you feel better? They reaffirm truths we believe in.…
Read MoreBeating Accusations with Lemurian Faith
Seeing the principal at the door of my orchestra classroom surprised me. She doesn’t usually make “house calls,” so I knew something unusual was up. But what she said really disoriented me: One of my students accused me of hitting her! My head whirled, everything moved into slow motion as these words sank in. I…
Read MorePeace at Gateway, Lemurian Order Home
What is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? – Camus The property selected by Dr. Stelle and approved by the Elder Brothers in Ramona’s Valley of the Sun is off the beaten path, tucked back against rolling hills in a quiet rural setting. Since 1954, it has been…
Read More