The Archangels Talk About Emotional Balance I read the other day that “empathy” is the new “woke” target for criticism, and I thought, how can anyone be against empathy, for crying out loud.  In my mind, empathy is essential and for me, very natural, but I realize not everyone feels that way.  I’ve known people who have no empathy for others, who think that everyone is on their own as far as finding their way.  They’re usually pretty focused on survival (of the fittest, as a rule), and...

The Archangels Offer Us a More Realistic Vision Last week, there was a killing of a woman in Minnesota by an ICE agent.  I’m not going to write about that, because I don’t have all the facts, and I don’t think anyone does as I write this.  I hope that, whatever is revealed, we can all agree that it was a tragic loss of a life.  I found it disturbing that so many people, similar to when Charlie Kirk was killed, jumped to conclusions, started pointing fingers of blame, and condemned a lot of...

It Doesn't Have to be Overwhelming Every once in a while, I’ll get a comment or an email from someone who is very distraught, because they think they’re doing something wrong on their spiritual path or their life is a mess, and they think it’s because they haven’t don’t something right spiritually.  The desperation and despair comes across so clearly, I often need to take a deep breath before I can answer them, hoping I can help them calm down and help to alleviate the stress they feel. A...