As preposterous as the world may seem at times, what’s truly important is how we feel about ourselves and the lives we live. Everything else is just our actions and reactions to that world and circumstances. I thought about this after reading chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita (The Forces of Evolution). In the chapterContinue reading “The Three Modes of Material Nature”
Category Archives: Spirituality
Be Yourself!
Just don’t let anyone else see you There are a lot of mixed messages we receive today, but one in particular really stands out for me: “Be yourself!” or it’s derivative “know thyself!” Have you found yourself misunderstood, or misrepresented? A good intention, that somehow went bad? Here’s an old favorite – “good boys orContinue reading “Be Yourself!”
Spirituality and the Digital Age
But how do we find a balance between the thrill of innovation and the need for the contemplation required to keep us healthy and grounded?
To be my own mentor
Can I be my own mentor? Can I reflect back to myself all of the honest assessments of what I say and do in the world? Can I catch myself when I fall? Can I listen, without prejudice, to myself in those moments that are most painful and dark? Can I create a new pathwayContinue reading “To be my own mentor”
Structure
What can you hold? Not physically, but emotionally and from a place of the higher self. Can you keep your life processes moving forward (i.e. work, relationships, exercise, etc.)? Or do you find that things always seem to fall apart after awhile? In the book A Language for Mapping Consciousness, the term structure refers to Continue reading “Structure”
Original Instruction
Do you know your original instructions? What are the ways and values you are meant to live your life by? The first peoples of the America’s believed (and practiced) that man was given a set of “original instructions” on how to live on earth, in-sync with all that made up the planet; rocks, trees, rivers,Continue reading “Original Instruction”
Black Moon
Last night, September 30th, was a Black Moon, the second new moon in the month (a rare lunar cycle). The belief is that new moons offer new beginnings; a black moon is turbo charged. Manifest what you want now, as it is an optimal time for things to shift. What are ways we areContinue reading “Black Moon”
Father
“When a father, absent by day, returns home at six, his children only receive his temperament, not his teaching”…Robert Bly My father is 83 years old this October. He is about to move from the house he’s lived in the past twelve years. His mind is leaving him but his body is strong. I wantedContinue reading “Father”
The Wisdom Path: the Search for the Storyteller.
(This is the first of a series of blogs related to a projected called the Wisdom Path Podcast. ) Storytellers are the individual responsible for keeping oral tradition and story alive. Through their words and wisdom, they carry the water of life forward. Giving us insights into the great mystery and ourselves. But where areContinue reading “The Wisdom Path: the Search for the Storyteller.”
Daily Prompt: Fragile
I dream I am dying. My last breath held tight, not wanting to let go. The primitive urge to survive racing through my brain and sinew. I know I have to let go, but can’t. I want to live for one more day! Why here? Why now? I’ve read that the death journey is mostContinue reading “Daily Prompt: Fragile”
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