Kabir lived in India from approximately 1440-1518. He was a great religious reformer of his time. Kabir achieved a remarkable synthesis of Hindu, Muslim and Christian belief. The poem below tugged at my heart this morning, so I wanted to share it with you. It’s title is How Humble Is God? How Humble is God? God […]

I believe this poem sums up service like no other: The Prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, pardon; Where there is doubt, faith; Where there is despair, hope; Where there is darkness, light; Where there […]

I have spoken of Love, I have spoken of Faith and now it is time to touch on Trust. When we have allowed ourselves to slip and fall in Love with the Divinity in God and each other, we begin to understand that we should not sweat the small stuff. Life has its seemingly endless […]

Faith is the result of Love, and Grace is the outcome of Faith. We can live in Grace daily, rather than having Grace touch our lives momentary here and there. Every living moment is Grace when it’s seen through the eyes of those who see God in all things. Does seeing God everywhere mean actually […]

Faith is another one of those things that is hard to explain because, just like Love, it is different for each of us. You can tell when someone is in love by his or her actions, and the same goes for faith. The person who has faith is easy to recognize. It is the person […]

A mystic once told me “The supreme devotion to God is compassion for the self. Truly, then, you can bless the world.” Remember to take it easy on yourself. But be careful of the ego. The ego can show itself as low self-esteem, as well as being solely focused on the wrong self: the lower […]

The right thing might not be a spiritual thing…at that moment. The right thing might be focusing on being the best employee, employer, father, mother, brother, sister, partner, etc. When we do the best we can, without selfishness, dishonesty, and with compassion, we are building those traits and characteristics of honesty, compassion and selflessness. But […]

It is not always going to be easy. Temptation will rear its ugly head, be it in the form of lust, greed, fame or one of many other ways. Humiliation is something we need to practice each day, or we might be humiliated. It is very easy to become proud of building a life of […]

A teacher once told me that you need an overall strategy to be able to teach. The strategy was to have a Concept, Tactics, and an Operational Vehicle. In this instance, the concept would be building character, the tactics would be aligning yourself with those who have those characteristics you want to emulate. The operational vehicle […]

So where are the saints and prophets? Just look around you. But most importantly, look Within. Happy New Year! Ah-Man. Michael To sign up to receive newsletters and updates from Michael, scroll to the bottom of the Ah-Man Website. You’ll find additional information and resources in the latest issue of the Ah-Man Newsletter. Read about his new […]