Often when people speak of seniors’ poverty we immediately think of money and the struggle many seniors have making ends meet on a limited and fixed income. While this is true and of significance there another type of poverty that can be even more painful. I remember an accountant friend of mine saying to me, “the numbers never lie.” So let us look at some numbers as they … [Read more...]
Seriously Insignificant – Its Good News!
Our ancestors have been around for about six millions years, modern humans as we know them have been around for 200,000 years and modern society for about 10,000 years. Current average life expectancy for a human is roughly 80 years. So lets put our individual lives into perspective. Relative to modern humans as we know them our life expectancy is 0.04% of the time modern … [Read more...]
Knowing versus Doing or Walking Your Talking
Practical Human Spirituality is a Long-term Journey In these days of New Aged Spirituality and quick fixes we are often led to believe we are making great spiritual progress by the way we talk about what it is we think we know. There is this kind of group chatter that is often mistaken for real spiritual growth. In combination with the chatter of all things spiritual there … [Read more...]
5 Popular Posts Written On We Can Die Better
We Can Die Better is an Online Magazine founded by Stephen Garrett. You can learn more about Stephen's mission on his website: stephengarrett.ca. If you wish to subscribe to this blog you can join via e-mail or follow on Facebook. We Can Die Better has been joined by a variety of contributors and nearly 25 articles have been published so far. If you have been a fan of … [Read more...]
Birth, Death, And Rebirth In One Of Its Many Forms
Birth, death, and rebirth happen often in life and not just in human form. It happens often and we barely recognize it. Here is a real life example of a birth and death followed by a new birth. Years ago, about four of them, Embrace Your Death was born as my first step into the dying, death and grief ring. It served me well as at the time what I was up to was indeed helping … [Read more...]