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Archive for April, 2015

The Workings of Mind

Wednesday, April 8th, 2015

Our conscious mental activity is a flowing and energetic process of sensory perception, cognition, and emotion. A great deal of our sensory information is often missed as it arises and passes so quickly within the awareness of a busy and preoccupied mind. Much of our sensory data is also perceived as an abstract or mental […]

Awakening

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

“Loss” can help us to reset and reconnect with a more meaningful presence in our lives.

‘Idiot compassion.’

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

Helping others is a natural part of who we are as human beings. However, when the act of helping is motivated by our intent to give others what they want simply because we cannot bear to see them suffering… our kind gesture can become ‘idiot compassion’. Our enabling action is not really giving others what […]

Tuesday, April 7th, 2015

shine the light inward…

Video: “The High Price of Materialism”

Monday, April 6th, 2015

What are the real costs to a society that appears to reinforce and perpetuate materialistic values? Is this “GOOD LIFE” worth the damage we cause to self, others, and our planet in the neurotic pursuit of material goods? Is this “GOODS LIFE” really a good life as prioritizing materialistic values seem to negatively impact our […]

Awakening

Monday, April 6th, 2015

It’s difficult to develop confidence around something we do not genuinely embody as worthy.

Monday, April 6th, 2015

simple moments, worthy moments…

Sunday, April 5th, 2015

forsaken but not forgotten…

Awakening

Sunday, April 5th, 2015

Meditation shifts us from a cerebral experience to a sensual and feeling one.

‘Legacy.’

Saturday, April 4th, 2015

On the stage of humanity, we are all acting out our “storylines” of life. Although our scripts may yield different performances, our final act all ends the same. What may matter most when the curtain falls and we leave this stage is the authenticity of our life’s performance and its impact on the lives of […]