by Guillermo Vidal | Oct 5, 2017 | Spiritual Development
The strangest thing happened to me. I was busy writing my blog for the week when this giant crab scratched on my sliding glass door. I named him Karkinos after the giant crab in Greek Mythology that was placed among the stars by goddess Hera to make up the...
by Guillermo Vidal | Sep 14, 2017 | Spiritual Development
Mother Nature has sure flexed her muscles these past few months with her deadly winds, devastating floods and catastrophic tremors. The loss of life and property has been unfathomable and it is hard to see a silver lining in the midst of the rubble. I hunkered down...
by Guillermo Vidal | Aug 24, 2017 | Spiritual Development
As I travel daily down my spiritual path, I noticed my tendency to judge and segregate between the people I like and those I don’t. Try as hard as I can, I cannot erase this trait from my modus operandi. Up to now, this has been an unconscious reflex, but now I know...
by Guillermo Vidal | May 4, 2017 | Spiritual Development
Spring always reminds me of the always emerging human spirit. Watching a new plant powering through the barren ground onto the light of the sun reminds me of the incredible resurgent powers that every person possesses. We are so often called to fight through the...
by Guillermo Vidal | Dec 22, 2016 | Spiritual Development
With Christmas Day fast approaching, I am reminded of the paradox that holidays can be in our lives, especially for those of us who have lived with a complex relationship with our parents. Holidays can, on the one hand, be the times we share with our families to...