The tern, “not buying the thought” has to do with not buying in to all the negative thoughts the mind puts out. That’s one of the things I’ve been reading in a book that showed up in my mailbox unsolicited. It is titled Get Out off Your Mind & into Your Life. What a wonderful [...]
One of the most important and attitude enhancing practices you can do is the practice of gratitude. It has the power to lift the mind from despondency to optimism by helping to change the mind’s perspective. It can lift your spirits so high that you can get beyond the mind into the expansiveness of being. [...]
When I experience anxiety, I am grateful. That’s right, grateful. Why? Because it’s an opportunity for some inner work. It’s an indication of not living in the present moment, which means not living life fully.
If I am not in the present moment, but instead focused on some phantom future reality, then I am not able [...]
“I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s breath moves through–Listen to this Music.” –Hafiz (from The Gift — Translations of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)
It’s great to know about Hafiz. He puts everything in perspective. Over the course of my life, I’ve had some ups and downs. Nothing too major, but big enough, [...]
Higher level functioning is a possibility for everyone. It only takes a commitment.
The late Admiral Rickover once asked Jimmy Carter (before Carter became President) if he was doing his best. Carter responded that he wasn’t. Then Rickover asked him, “Why not?” It prompted Carter to search within himself for the answer, and then step up his [...]
Have you ever heard of energy pollution? Growing up in the United States, I understood the importance of not swimming in polluted water. I remember a polluted creek nearby the house where I was raised. If I ever came home with wet clothes, my mother knew I was playing in the creek and I [...]
Attractor energy patterns are why alcoholics prone to staying in the state of alcoholism. And that’s why people stay in relationships that are painful and difficult. And also why some people go through their entire life complaining how unfair life is. But it is also how some people detach from all the allurements of the [...]
Poise, in our pursuit of consciousness growth, is as important to our success as focusing the lens is to the photographer. A lack of it means a distortion of perception and a clouding of vision. Without poise we are as helpless as a ship without a rudder, and we get tossed around and never get [...]
The powerful leader of a new humanity will lead without military force. He or she will lead without political office. This is a leadership of soul power, of consciousness, or heightened vibration.
There is a revolution taking place in the world right now without weapons or military force. A new collective leadership is emerging of [...]
The Map is not the Territory is a concept used in NLP, or neuro linguistic programming. NLP is a form of psychotherapy that was developed in the 1970s at the University of California Santa Cruz. I do not intend to explain in detail anything about NLP except that it based on a series of presuppositions, [...]
Public speaking used to make me nervous. I remember my college days when I would be so nervous speaking in front of a group that I would stutter. But a few years later, I was winning speaking competitions sponsored by Toastmasters International. What happened to make that transformation possible? Being comfortable was the difference.
Studies show [...]
Quantum physics and mysticism share the same perception of reality–that reality is a totality, an ocean of oneness, a sea of consciousness. If you cannot perceive that to be the case, then you can conclude one of two things: that the scientists and mystics who claim this are deluded; or, your vision or perception is [...]
Forgiveness is a necessary component of our mental makeup if we are going to experience a life of joy and peace. And the inability to forgive is a major factor in not being able to live in the present moment, where Presence is experienced, where we connect to our higher selves. I know it’s a [...]
To follow your bliss is a commitment to happiness. As I talked about this on our morning walk today, my wife Maggie said she wasn’t sure if she understood the meaning of the phrase. I’m sure there are some misunderstandings and differences of opinion, so I thought I would write about it here.
To follow [...]