by Michael Parise | Dec 10, 2020
For many, the holiday season is a season of joyful expectation, reunions with loved ones, and merry parties and group events. This year is decidedly different for most everyone who has a proper respect for the power of viruses. Yet, even in the best of circumstances,...
by Michael Parise | Jul 9, 2020
We all learn that we will like only some people. The rest we will either dislike or be indifferent. Some of those we like will be friends. The others…well, we may have to discover ways to minimize contact. Family is different though. It’s often difficult or impossible...
by Michael Parise | Jul 20, 2016
There a lot “out there” that’s driving many of us crazy. I won’t go through the list; you know what I’m talking about. It’s whatever happens to be overwhelming your nervous system in this moment. Yet there’s nothing new in this overwhelming existence of ours. ...
by Michael Parise | Jun 24, 2014
Yesterday I had a moment of transformation…and I learned a few lessons. I took responsibility for my life in a new way. After six decades of emotional unrest I put aside any hope for a loving relationship with my older brother. My brother is highly intelligent and...
by Michael Parise | May 27, 2014
We look for inner nourishment from a lot of sources. Jesus of Nazareth offered some sage advice long ago: Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. I love to eat, to nourish my body with healthful food. I also...