by Jeff Maisey | Feb 15, 2016 | Robotham
By Tom Robotham Well, here we are at the beginning of a New Year. Have you made any resolutions? I know a lot of people who dismiss the ritual—and why not? Resolutions tend to be short-lived. You promise yourself that you’ll exercise more, but by mid-February that...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 9, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Prayer as a means to effect a private end is meanness and theft. It supposes dualism and not unity in nature and consciousness. As soon as the man is at one with God, he will not beg. He will then see prayer in all action. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ...
by Jeff Maisey | Dec 1, 2015 | Robotham
In this era of the 24-hour news cycle, it’s easy to lose sight of the big picture—especially when it comes to politics. With that in mind, it’s worth taking a step back to consider the question, is conservatism on the rise? In some respects it appears to be,...
by Jeff Maisey | Nov 3, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham Let’s talk about the word “nigger.” It’s been in the news, after all, ever since a Newport News history teacher was suspended late last month for saying it in class. In case you missed the story, the teacher was trying to explain why some people...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 16, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham You should be grateful for the weeds you have in your mind because eventually they will enrich your practice. ~ Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind. Now that the summer of 2015 has come and gone, I find myself reflecting on the last...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 26, 2015 | News & Views, Robotham
By Tom Robotham If a nation expects to be ignorant and free…, it expects what never was and never will be. ~ Thomas Jefferson. Last month in this space, I wrote an essay called “History Lessons.” My inspiration for doing so was the mass of misinformation...
