Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a psychology model from the 1940s. It shows a pyramid separated into levels. The bottom level is a human’s basic needs, and the top-level is what he calls self-actualization, a human’s highest spiritual needs. The idea is that we strive to achieve satisfaction at these…
“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.” How many times have we not read this quote attributed to Eckhart von Hochheim, commonly known as Meister Eckhart, was a German theologian, philosopher and mystic? As I turned 55 earlier this year, I…
As the Biblical story goes, Cain and Abel, were the sons of the first man, Adam and his wife, Eve. While Cain was a farmer, Abel raised livestock. When the time came to make offerings to God, Cain offered some vegetables from his harvest, whereas Abel picked the best of…