Category: Excerpts from Finding Heaven In The Dark

   It was my first earthquake. Like anyone who lived in Los Angeles,
I experienced tremors at times. Sometimes, your mind could not
understand …

It was early December and the skid-row missions teemed with
winter transients. I wasn’t scheduled to speak at services, but
became a last minute …

I could see I had somewhat overwhelmed her, but much of what
I said registered as she nodded attentively. “Wow, that’s heavy,” she
said. …

The meditation-observation exercise was a nonhabit-forming
practice. That was the bad news. One must commit to practice it
each time like new. Unfortunately, there …

As I ate, I glanced beyond the waitress service area into a mirror.
I noticed something was amiss. I turned my stool to glance …

My nemesis, Old Bill, tried to upset my desire to become a better
person. He still got under my skin, but the effects diminished. …

“I came in that night for something to eat. Then, I heard you tell
these men that, let me see, how did you put …

FOREWORD
Life is beautiful and perfect. We are surrounded by intelligence
and excellence at every level of existence, and yet throughout
history, mankind …

Aunt Bertha knew what to cook for a young man who was away
from his family for so long. A platter of fried chicken …

I learned that adults live in worlds of lies and secrets. The first
violation children experience occurs when parents force them to
doubt what …