I woke up this morning in a bit of a slump, nothing serious, just ‘ho hum’. On the heels of ‘ho hum’ I realized that I’ve carried a fantasy (for more years then I’d like to admit) that I hoped one day to become a great writer. Hot on the heels of this thought was the recognition that such a hope had more to do with desiring to have a purpose or to produce something of value, then passion for … Continue reading →
I’ve never been in a war, never been under fire (literally), so I can’t assert the truth or falseness of the statement: “There are no atheists in fox-holes.” But I have lived in my own version of fox-holes, have found my way into and out of them, and can assert that I’m not an atheist. An atheist is SURE there is no God. Well I’m sure there is – but I can’t convince you of this, life convinced me, the … Continue reading →
I recently came out of a flat period in my life, not depression exactly (but easily mistaken for such), more of a sense of 2-D detachment to my days. At first I wondered if I was resisting the ordinary flow of my life: wake-up, tasks, work, sleep, sprinkled with a few connections with others squeezed in between. Watching the Olympics it is easy to compare ordinary reality to extraordinary abilities, events, and wonder ….. In the past I would have … Continue reading →
When you perform work from the center of JOY (which has a high resonance), the effort that you put out will lift people up. If you do meaningful work, but it isn’t from a place of JOY it isn’t as transformative. So by doing JOY, by being in JOY, you are not only raising the quality of your own life, you are also raising the quality of life of the people you serve. One person resonating at a higher frequency … Continue reading →
Changing the footing of our life work, our daily activities is a challenging process under any circumstances. But initiating such a change away from the premise that our life must be productive in order to be of value, is almost impossible. We are indoctrinated with the belief that a life worth living must have meaning, and we cling to the expectation that what we offer the world must be worthwhile, else why go on? Everyone is familiar with the old … Continue reading →
I had a mentor ask me this question about 30 years ago, and I’ve never forgotten it! Of course I wanted to be RIGHT! I had to be RIGHT, my life (so my ego thought) depended on being RIGHT! I was terrified of being wrong, of making a mistake, of being found out. And if such an exposure occurred, I worked tirelessly to explain what had happened or to defend my position – vowing internally that I would never screw … Continue reading →
I suspect that I’m coming to grips with the reality of being ordinary — my teacher told me years ago to practice ‘bowing lower’ (from the Buddhist perspective), not struggling for or against, saying ‘yes’ to what is. I have been reclusive, living a contemplative life-style — “in the world, but not of it” kinda thing. During this period I once spoke to my teacher about how if I were in a monastery I could at least point to THAT … Continue reading →
An ex-partner once said to me that I had what it took (whatever THAT means) to have been wildly successful, and rich — the brilliance, creativity, etc. Then he followed up with: “So why aren’t you?” I was offended, not complimented – it was as if I had failed in my life according to his standard. I was shocked by his observation because I’ve never been ambitious in that way. Maybe it is Soul-ular, or maybe it was because I was so crazy … Continue reading →
For years I lived in the certainty that the proverbial “shoe would always drop”. I never doubted that this was so; it was simply a matter of time. I lived in a perpetual state of tension, sometimes extreme fear, at other times a low-grade anxiety, but absolutely always ‘on-guard’ and prepared (for I knew not what). Often I would attempt to reduce or deal with my state of anxt by mentally reconstructing my day, week, month, searching for tasks I … Continue reading →
There is one thing that all of humanity has in common, one fact that transcends all cultures, races, religions, and socio-economic status: a Fear of the Unknown. And we collectively cope with this fear by creating a unified field of consciousness, something that we can rely upon to provide familiarity and security. Some of these unified fields are contained in religious beliefs, described in myths, or created through traditions rooted in our culture. Study of all of humanity’s collective creation … Continue reading →
