Spirituality Archive
I saw the Dalai Lama speak once, when asked how we could achieve world peace, he said we all must achieve peace with ourselves first. That made a ton of sense to me, and apparently I am not the only …
In the recent weeks, I have found a new magazine publication that I love: Good Housekeeping. I have not been able to put down Jan. 2013’s issues for the last couple of days. I came across an amazing article in it …
While reading Good Housekeeping, Jan. 2013 edition, I came across a short article called “The Happiness Interview” with Nilofer Merchant and Gretchen Rubin. The article featured a brief interview with Merchant about the topic of happiness. The questions were broad, and …
It is a constant modern trend to explain the woeful conditions of the world on the ideas of survival and self-interest. It goes something like this, “if there was no self-interest, no motivation for advancement or profit, nothing would get …
Empathy, it’s considered a key component in social work practice. But, does that mean that everyone has it and it is easy to learn through practice? I would say no. This recent study suggest that Cognitively-Based Compassion Training (CBCT), a practice …
Spirituality and Social Work: Week 2 Journal This week we watched Avatar. It is certainly a fair question to ask why, even though it is somewhat obvious that there is something spiritual going on in the movie. I’ve heard Avatar …
I am taking a class called Social Work and Spirituality. One of our assignments is to keep a weekly journal based on readings and class discussion. I figured I might as well share that journal here. The assignment is in keeping with …
