As a priest/pastor, I need and hope to help people to conquer their addictions, for example, alcohol. At first, we need to distinguish what might be considered normal use of alcohol, for example, from dependent or addictive use of alcohol (and a variety of other substances and “things”). In his book, “Addiction and Pastoral Care”,…
We may need to cope with negative people in our daily life. In his book “The Tao of Daily Life”, Derek Lin has offered us the way to handle negative people: “Criticizing others while being unaware of their own faults is something that many people do. We can even say that it is something we…
In her book, “small bites: mindfulness for everyday use”, Annabelle Ziner wrote, “Most of us have never been taught how to deal with physical pain in a positive way. (I agree with Annabelle) Emotional pain often arises as a result of physical pain, and this can cause us to suffer. We suffer because our mind…