Irving’s Clippings

Zat Rana reminds us of what the ancient Greek Philosopher, Aristotle, had to say about friendships. The philosopher thought that the best…

We are reminded with regrettable frequency about examples of unethical and even criminal behavior in the workplace. Many reasons can be…

Megachurch pastor, Rick Warren struck a nerve with his book with this title, with the subtitle, What on Earth Am I Here For?[1] Millions…

Andrew Newberg, MD with co-author thinks we might be born to believe.[1] Neuroscientist, Mario Beauregard with co-author thinks there might…

The FAMILY is changing but it is still the foundation for human society. Virginia Satir has been considered the “Mother of Family Therapy.”…

Telescopes on mountains and in space find more stars in the universe than grains of sand on our planet. Our Milky Way is but one of many…

Quantum theorist David Bohm* raised the visibility of dialog. Bohm found that dialog happens when a group becomes open to a flow of a…

Most of us want to be happy. Many of us want to make others happy. What makes that happen? Dan Buettner in National Geographic offers some…

In the New Testament of the Bible, we find that Jesus was a great question asker. He was also good at listening to the questions of others…

John Stonestreet, President of The Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview, raised this question in his BreakPoint article. Jesus asked…

Daniel Yankelovich describes an increasing depersonalization in our culture in which we relate more often as objects than as persons. “I…

Belinda Luscombe, in MOTTO, raised this question and offers the findings of Professor Brian Ogolsky who reviewed more than 1000 studies on…

Danah Zohar is a physicist, philosopher and management educator. Her books with her husband Ian Marshall include The Quantum Self, The…

Opening our minds to new possibilities

My daughter wrote a book that includes 366 notes titled What If?* This is number 120: WHAT IF in exploring our shadows, we discover our…

This is not a culinary Clipping. Food meets many needs. Have you thought about food as a political, humanitarian, and scientific issue…

How would you measure your freedom to make critical choices for your life?

Professor, Robert Axelrod, wrote a book about this.[1] His question was: “When should a person cooperate, and when should a person be…

How would you feel if you had to wear glasses that framed everything you saw in a vertical format? Forget peripheral vision. Forget the…

In 1983, Bishop John Shelby Spong shared his perspective about the future of the church.[1] He described the most rapidly growing…

You may be surprised

In his column, The Gift of Presence, The Perils of Advice, Parker J. Palmer wrote: “Advice-giving comes naturally to our species, and is…

When we optimally use our signature strengths,we are most likely to enjoy our jobs, do well in our relationships and connect

IN GOD WE TRUST. Do we really?