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Shared Wisdom: Kahlil Gibran

By Margo, on July 24th, 2009%

 

I know that I have mentioned several times in previous postings that Max Lucado is my favorite spiritual author.  However, there is one book written by another author that is probably my all-time favorite book: The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran.

He was born in 1883 near Mount Lebanon and was a philosopher, poet, and artist.  His family emigrated to the USA in 1895, but his mother sent him back to Beirut in 1898 to study.  Gibran then returned to the USA in 1902 where he remained until his death in 1931.  His writings have been translated into more than . . . → Read More: Shared Wisdom: Kahlil Gibran

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Spiritual Growth: The Meaning Of Life

By Margo, on July 23rd, 2009%

 

Among all the wonderful cartoons that Charles Schultz created with his beloved character Charlie Brown, there is one about searching for the meaning of life.  Charlie goes to Lucy and asks how he can discover the meaning of life.  After some thought Lucy responds – “Charlie life is like a cruise ship on which some people think that if they reflect on their past they may discover the meaning of life and so they put their deck chairs facing the back of the ship.  Others think that if they look forward to their future they will find meaning for . . . → Read More: Spiritual Growth: The Meaning Of Life

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Musings: Sabbath with Georgina

By Margo, on July 21st, 2009%

 

I met Georgina at night school.  It was one of those courses being offered to people who had been away from school and study for some time and were considering going back to college.  She was a few years younger than me and not sure of her path in life.  I’d been “lost” for so many years I’m not sure I’d have recognized my path if I saw it!  But I was trying; I mean I was at night school, no?

I’m not exactly sure how we came to be friends.  There were about twenty five of us in . . . → Read More: Musings: Sabbath with Georgina

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