New Year Old Wars

By Robert O Robbins Believe me I understand how many people feel about how Islam seems to be quite violent as to want everyone who is not of their religion dead. But it is a religion, now hundreds of years old, regardless what we or others call it. My intent in replying to a comment addressed to me inContinue reading “New Year Old Wars”

The Real Spirit of Christmas

Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas. — Calvin Coolidge Bob and I believe that Christmas is not a day, but the way we live. To live with the conscious awarenessContinue reading “The Real Spirit of Christmas”

First Night of Hanukkah

“That’s what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there’s still some life and light left in the universe. It’s more than just a religious story. The days have been growing shorter, imperceptibly but inescapably darker … Heading into the night of the winter solstice, every spiritual tradition has someContinue reading “First Night of Hanukkah”