At this time many people are on edge and can fly off the handle at the least little thing. Often things happen or people say things that are unreasonable. A worthwhile power to develop within yourself is the power to tolerate with love.
True tolerance isn’t something forced. It really means [...]
If you want to know what it is like to experience presence with another person, just sit with an infant, face to face, for an extended period of time. There are no words to get in the way. There are no mental concepts. There is just the experience of being with another human being. The [...]
Recently I had the pleasure to do an extended interview with software creator, Richard Ward, the man with the original vision to create KoolMoves (www.KoolMoves.com). He teamed up with programming powerhouse Bob Hartzell and the rest is history. For those of you not familiar with it, KoolMoves is a software animation product that [...]
Words have power, and by giving shape to thoughts, can determine the tenor of a person’s life. Whatever the purpose and whatever the form — written, spoken, or silent – thoughts, as words, leave their impressions on the mind. And in so doing, they become the primary force in the shaping of our lives. Consider [...]
To put communication skills into perspective, it’s helpful to recall an Emerson quote: “What you do shouts so loudly in my ears I can’t hear a word you’re saying.” That sheds light on why lovers don’t have to speak to each other when they are so deeply in love. Silence speaks volumes.
There is a gigantic [...]
I have been on both sides of the continuum on self-confidence. I remember being so nervous speaking in front of one of my college classes that the teacher forced me to enroll in speech therapy. But a few years later I was regularly winning speech contests in Toastmasters in the Los Angeles area. I [...]
I had not heard about contemplation intensives until last month. Since then I had the opportunity to interview a professional man who was transformed by them. He is not your average man. He blends a brilliant mind with a gentle heart to forge a mystical approach to life, seeking the truth. He is trained [...]
The Blame Game has no winners - only losers. Everybody loses. It’s not beneficial to anyone’s consciousness to be singled out as a scapegoat. Nor is it beneficial to the consciousness of the one dishing it out.
The end result is shame and humiliation. A shamed and humiliated person in your life is [...]
Kindness is to life is as color is to a painter. Both are used for the creation of beauty. Both are used as acknowledgments of life.
Mark Joiner of Simpleology sent out an e-mail today with some information about Amelia Earhart that he wanted everyone to share with five other people. I’m going beyond that [...]
How do we incorporate creativity and consciousness into our daily life? By being truly alive. It seems to me that to be human is to be creative. Any other approach to life, such as living mechanically, seems alien to me.
When I sit down to write articles for this website, I often start without a [...]
Communication can be difficult. Communicating with difficult people can be almost impossible. What makes a difficult communication difficult? Is it fear? Is it the past history of trying to communicate with someone who seems to personify tyranny?
How we approach the communication will have a big bearing on how it culminates. If our voice [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]