Advertising, movies, television, politics, big pharma and insurance companies are all examples of the Industry of Fear. Those institutions and activities which have one driving force; to scare us into doing something they want. Education, housing, science, art and social responsibility are areas which do just the opposite; they are Industries of Possibility. No wonder […]
The greatest of those we call leaders have had several things in common; they have called us forward into cooperation and called us to see the oneness in ourselves and our world. The weakest of our leaders also have something in common; they prey upon our fears of others and play upon our lowest selves. Of course
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I am living my dream, life is so good that sometimes I feel just a tad guilty that I have all these blessings surrounding me (OK, not all that guilty!). But what I know so clearly is that no matter how perfect today seems, no matter how fulfilling my life is today, the true realization
We are all products of our past, no matter how much we want to overcome our past, even our attempts to overcome our past defines us. Every experience we have ever had, even those we did not necessarily experience, but just heard about, are part of our beings today. This is something we cannot get
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One can learn much from looking at the popular culture of a country, or generation. Take, for instance, the popularity of zombies among a certain demographic of the United States. How many movies, television shows and halloween costumes are zombie oriented? What this reflects about this demographic (and I say this without judgement) is a
I have discovered I love to write. For the longest time it was my belief that I could not write well, probably because some teacher or other told me my essay was lacking, that the way these things come into our belief system. And it is why it is so important for us to review
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Which approach do you think is the most effective– fighting against something, or fighting for something? You might be surprised to discover that the most powerful position we can take is to fight for something if we have to fight at all. Let’s take a specific example; if I choose to fight against a woman’s
Nothing happens in the future. No, I am not being a fatalist, nor predicting doom and gloom. What I am saying is that the future does not exist except as a concept. Things happen in the now; right now, and not a moment later. This moment, this very moment you are looking at this word
We spend a great deal of time and effort looking for inspiration and wisdom, peace, love and prosperity outside ourselves; as though the only answers to our desires must come from an “off shore source.” As Dr. Phil might ask; “How is that working for you?” In almost every instance what you are seeking is already within
But what if our view of a situation is incorrect; not because we are wrong, but simply because we are not seeing the whole picture? But what if we are viewing events not as they are today, but through the lens of things that happened years ago? But what if we did not truly
