by Michael Parise | May 1, 2013
Feeling, sensations, and emotion are “portals” for spirituality. Through them we discover our deepest selves, our aspirations, our goals toward wholeness and connection. Sometimes our feelings are not pleasant; they can be challenging and disturbing. Even then,...
by Michael Parise | Feb 3, 2013
You are ready for a spiritual mentor if: You yearn to share you spiritual journey with a fellow soul. You are either a beginner or a veteran in the spiritual life. You want to hear what your Higher Power has to say to you. You come from any or no spiritual or...
by Michael Parise | Jan 9, 2013
I have often wondered how I’ve survived some of my life’s experiences AND still want, more than anything else, to help others. I recall my father on a number of occasions being truly worried that my upset, outbursts, or anger were the seeds of a serious mental...
by Michael Parise | Sep 23, 2012
Living in the iPhone age we tend to think all we need to communicate is literally at our fingertips. With a few flicks and several taps we are able to go anywhere, see almost everything, and be in contact with nearly everyone. Yet we don’t need to give Apple our...
by Michael Parise | May 26, 2012
A lot of religion does not appeal to men. For some it’s too “head” oriented, too intellectualized. For others it’s too “heart” oriented, too sentimentalized. For many, organized religion simply does not speak to where men find themselves, struggling to make ends...