Nothing like losing your computer for a few days to make you reassess life! Due to "operator error" (read, "Tim really messed up when he tried to add a new wifi router to the office computer"). All is well now: a parish member came and put everything back in working order. All he had to do was pull a few plugs and switch them to the right places and voila! Everything was back to normal in a short time.

Needless to say, I had a little time this week to look through my saved documents on the office computer. Lots of stuff needed to be thrown out, but I did find a few useful items; like the one from The Practical Visionary by Corinne McLaughlin and Gordon Davidson:


 Eight Keys to Spiritual Growth and Social Change:

1. Shift from what's dying to what's being born: discover the new world of practical visionaries all around you;

2. Understand the big picture and the higher evolutionary plan: find your part and get engaged;

3. Make your livelihood a social change strategy: be a spiritual warrior, an innovator, a reformer and/or an exemplar;

4. Invoke the magic of your soul: explore the new world within you and make friends with your subconscious;

5. Turn within to find a source of spiritual strength: develop a regular meditative practice to receive clear guidance;

6. Clarify your higher purpose and vision: create a mission, practical strategy and right timing;

7. See money as a spiritual asset: trust in the abundance of the universe - and be practical and wise;

8. Transform duality and conflict into a higher synthesis: find common ground personally and politically to change the world.  

What do you think? I wonder what the world would look like if everyone alive followed this or a similar plan for life? Is this plan possible? Does it ask too much? In another direction, in light of Judeo-Christian scripture what can you say about these eight keys? Does it matter to change the question by asking in light of Christian theology? Think about it...

Who knew that doing some office cleaning would lead to finding these eight keys? I had totally forgotten about them. Maybe I should clean office a little more often...

God's peace and blessings,

Tim