Simply put; magical thinking is believing that if I behave in alignment someone else’s idea of how I should behave my life will be wonderful. All too often we fall into this trap, heavens knows I have done so many times. The problem is magical thinking rarely produces anything other than resentment. The other side […]
Are we going to continue to observe Columbus Day with all the controversy surrounding the new views about Christopher? Will the Electoral College go away? Is it right for sports figures to express themselves? These and other controversies swirl around us these days: Gun control, the President, plaid or stripes, seems like everyday we have
Praying for peace on earth is a wonderful thing, but sitting in your room praying is not enough. You see, there is already peace on earth, it is the actions of people that are not supporting peace on earth. This is where we run into a duality of life; God, The Universe, All There Is,
When we set out to deprive someone else of the rights we enjoy, we end up denying those very same rights to ourselves. I was recently going through some old notes for talks I have given and came across a list that showed how the concept of “Do Unto Others What You Would Have Done
This time it’ll be different is a promise we make ourselves (and others) time and again, yet time and again things turn out the same way, or worse. Why is this? Because too often we attempt to make changes on the outside without making the corresponding changes on the inside. Put succinctly; we continue to
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In the simplest terms, prejudice is simply an unexamined belief upon which we act. Prejudice can take the form of disliking someone for their race, religion, gender, sexual preference, body type, just about anything at all. Discounting another person for any reason based upon prejudice is detrimental to our own well-being. When we choose to
There you are, flying through life, things are going great, opportunities are opening left and right and suddenly we come to a grinding halt. We seem unable to move forward no matter what we do. What the heck is going on? Integration is going on. Sometimes on our journey forward, we have to take a
“I found it in the last place I looked.” Now, isn’t that a funny saying? I mean, once you found it, why would you continue to look? That being said, we spend so much time and effort looking for inspiration, peace, love and prosperity, yet we overlook the one place that is the true final
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The shouting and conflict that comes to us every day disrupts one thing we all seem to crave; peace in our lives. I am referring to the kind of peace that gives us clarity about who we are, what we are expected to do and how others will behave. Do you see the common thread
I have often made a point in these blogs that we are energy, each of us is energy. To underscore this idea and perhaps make it a little easier to make part of your life, here is another example of this fact; You walk into a room feeling just a little off, not necessarily
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