Building Heaven on Earth
Claiming Our Human Spirit
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...It is our personal spiritual lives that ground us in love, compassion, kindness and forgiveness. These are the dominant impulses within our human family, and much larger in scope than religion. The expression of our spirituality is indeed very tangible, very felt, and very real. It is our soul connection to others, and always significant. We need to claim our spirituality as the expression of our passion, and not relegate it to religions or other institutions of devotion. Consider the importance of looking within to discover your inner spiritual life. Connect with your compassion, empathy, respect, forgiveness, generosity, and dependability as being among the building blocks of your spirit within.Perfect for building heaven
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Spirituality is the core of our humanness, the essence of who we are and how we express our vitality - our aliveness - whether we are religious or not. In Building Heaven on Earth, Dwight Webb encourages readers to challenge religion's claim to be caretakers of our spiritual life. He argues that we are spiritual beings by nature and that our search must first and foremost be inward, and not skyward. He ask readers to consider that it is our soul self within, that expresses our tangible apirit as we choose to act with kindness, compassion, and forgiveness.
Dr Webb draws upon his personal experiences as well as his four decades of teaching and research as a Professor of Counseling Psychology in the Graduate School at the University of New Hampshire. His book ask us to claim our human spirit and not relegate it to any religions, cults or other institutions requiring devotion and unquestioned faith. It is in our inner life that we will sort our values, our purpose, and personal meaning. It is in our inner life where we make the decisions and take responsibility for contributing to the common good, as each person builds his or her own heaven on earth.
About the Author
Dwight Webb earned his PhD from Stanford, University and is currently Professor Emeritus at the University of New Hampshire. He is the author of Fifty Ways to Love Your Leaver and The Soul of Counseling that together have been published in ten languages. He lives with his wife Leslie and their daughter Julia in Lee, New Hampshire.