Category Archives: Truth

I AM So Blessed

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

So much of what is reported in the media are expressions of lack, of how wrong things are. There are shocking things happening both to and by ordinary people, and to and by governments and leaders. Yet if this is … Continue reading →

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The Sun Always Shines

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

I awoke Sunday morning, seeing a cloudy day dawning outside my bedroom window. Yet when I looked through our bathroom window a few minutes later, I was surprised by the beautiful golden glow of sunrise reflecting on nearby buildings. I … Continue reading →

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Silence

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

I have meditated since the early 1970’s. So when I went to sit the other day and I went truly into the Silence, I was surprised to realize that lately there have only been brief moments of it. The meditation … Continue reading →

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LIVING MY VALUES

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

Hate and fear cannot be stopped by more hate and fear. Martin Luther King, Nelson Mandela, Gandhi and Jesus (that Jew from Nazareth) preached this message. We lose before we start when we forget it. Yet following this teaching is … Continue reading →

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Marinating in Metaphysics

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

Marinating in metaphysics describes how I have felt after a summer and fall with overlapping classes in Unity Metaphysics. Don’t misunderstand; I enjoyed the classes. Yet reading, writing and attempting to integrate some of these concepts into my life are … Continue reading →

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Finding Gifts in Everyday Adversity

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

With the start of the year, I am focusing once again, on a practice I find difficult to maintain. The practice is reminding myself that things (and people) which anger, distract, upset, or confuse me can also be used as … Continue reading →

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ATTRACTION, REPULSION, OR NEUTRAL: BEING MORE CONSCIOUS

Posted on July 6, 2015 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

ATTRACTION, REPULSION, OR NEUTRAL A meditation technique suggests that when thoughts or fantasies arise, rather than push them away or get lost in them, simply notice if they are “attractive, repulsive or neutral.” Initially this creates some space from them. As … Continue reading →

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FAITH

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

When I write, what I end up with is usually quite different from where I started. After starting a couple of different themes, I decided this blog entry would be on my understanding of faith. Initially I wasn’t thinking of … Continue reading →

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God or Principle?

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

When I pray with people, I usually ask whom or what do they pray to; is It God, the Universe, Higher Power, Principle, Spirit or whatever? Actually the Prayer Chaplaincy training says to use your own terms, not the other’s. … Continue reading →

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THE STRUGGLE TO GOD/ GOOD

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Dave Cooperberg, MA, LMFT, LUT

When we speak of God, are we speaking of the same thing? Can there be ‘good’ without God? Is God a manifestation, a projection of the goodness and creativity in our world or the source of it? I do believe … Continue reading →

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