Love is luring us forward...to the fullness of our own being

In solitude, at last, we’re able to let God define us the way we are always supposed to be defined—by relationship: the I-thou relationship, in relation to a Presence that demands nothing of us but presence itself. Not performance but presence

I think it's important to remember that by the second half of our lives, we are meant to see in wholes, and no longer just in parts.

In my opinion, most organized religion does neither agentic service nor relational nurturance very well.

The ego knows itself by comparison.

Because I am a part of the Big Picture, I do matter and substantially so. Because I am only a part, however, I am rightly situated off to stage right—and happily so. What freedom there is in such truth! We are inherently important and included, yet not burdened with manufacturing or sustaining that private importance. Our dignity is given by God, and we are freed from ourselves!

In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt you.