All of us have had or are having hard things to deal with in our lives. Truth is no matter what it is you aren’t alone and someone else is dealing with something similar. We can’t compare what we each are going through as one persons hard day is what seem like an easy one to…
Category: Self Improvement
Proof we can heal ourselves
I have been reading many articles lately regarding studies of people who have been healed by simply believing they are. This article includes a TEDx talk video that is pretty impressive. The power of our minds and what we believe to be possible is amazing.
Signs your doing ok
You know sometimes we feel like maybe we are on the wrong path or maybe not doing all we can in our lives. While almost always there is room for improvement the same can be said we are most likely doing a lot right too. Here is a good list of 29 signs you’re doing…
10 tips on staying young from a Shaolin monk
I came across this quick little bit of advice and thought I would share. Here are 10 simple tips for staying young from a Shaolin monk. Enjoy and be happy you won’t age as fast now. 🙂
Want to know 9 things that can change your world?
I am always open to anything that can help me look at life in a new and better way. Especially when it all feels true and it helps to put things in perspective. I think we all tend to get lost in the daily grind and forget we are actually supposed to live too. I…
Part of God and co-creators too
I have talked often about my view that we are all part of God and everything that exists is as well. We therefore are co-creators and help make the world we live in. I came across this piece that states a similar view very well and I wanted to share it with you. It also…
The fear of fears
Without a doubt something we all share is our fears. We all have some and some of us more than others. They tend to drive, motivate, and even de-motivate what we do in our lives. I read a fantastic and simple evaluation of the 5 basic types of fears and how they relate to things that…
Life lessons from studying with a monk
I recently read an article about a man who studied with a Taoist monk and healed his anxieties and stomach issues. This article at first glance seems in some ways obvious and easier said than done. What is interesting is these 9 simple steps and thoughts can bring you more peace and happiness than anything…
How to stop absorbing other peoples negative emotions
I have always experienced feelings that almost didn’t seem my own. This was especially true in an environment with groups of people. I could “feel the room” if you will. Both positive and negative emotions would come over me and I had no good reason as to why. I have since learned it’s an empathic trait and…
Has your spiritual journey cost you friends and relationships?
I have noticed, to my surprise initially, that as I work on me, and the understanding of both my spirit and ego, my relationships with others have become different. I very much find every single one I look back upon has served a purpose if not for me then at least for the other person. Almost…
18 tips on living by the Dalai Lama
I came across these great tips for leading a full and happy life by the Dalai Lama. It was titled “18 rules of living” but I feel the word rules isn’t appropriate for this and what he means. I have always been a big fan of the Dalai Lama, his warmth, and simple view of…
The “No Problem” way to meditate
There is a well written method of meditation written by Jeff Carreira that is easy to start adapting into your life right now. I think many people see meditation as the emptying of all thoughts or some kind of special trick you do with your mind. It then frustrates them that they can’t achieve what they…
Quote from the movie Walter Mitty
To see the world, things dangerous to come to, to see behind walls, draw closer, to find each other, and to feel. That is the purpose of life.
So very true
“You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.” — Joseph Campbell
Be like water
Be like water making it’s way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves. –Bruce Lee