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Burn Up Your Old Beliefs.
I would never die for my beliefs because I might be wrong.~Bertrand Russell Get Rid Of What Doesn’t Make You Smile We’re going to do some actual destruction today! This is a short, easy exercise that follows along with what we’ve done so far. In our last post, Doug and I shared an exercise which […]
And There Sits My Laptop.
But men are men; the best sometimes forget.~William Shakespeare Leaving My Virtual Self At Home. We went away again this week… My wife is a teacher so we take advantage of the summers off to visit family and take mini vacations. I packed up my clothes, books, vitamins, notebooks and drawing pads… Even my colored […]
Who Needs Your Talents?
You are capable of more than you know. Choose a goal that seems right for you and strive to be the best, however hard the path. Aim high. Behave honorably. Prepare to be alone at times, and to endure failure. Persist! The world needs all you can give. ~E. O. Wilson People need your gifts […]
What Would You Be Doing If You Didn’t Have To Work?
A quiet secluded life in the country, with the possibility of being useful to people to whom it is easy to do good, and who are not accustomed to have it done to them; then work which one hopes may be of some use; then rest, nature, books, music, love for one’s neighbor — such […]
I’m Big. Now What?
Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation.~Brian Tracy We all grow up in spite of our best efforts not to. Baby monkeys materialize, jungle huts are bought on loan, the […]
Stretching Time.
Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens~ Lao Tzu Thought Exercises To Perceive Time Differently As we stated in our last post, time is relative. Sometimes it passes quickly and sometimes slowly. This is because time is a construct of our three dimensional world. Like everything […]
Time Is Relative.
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.~Buddha Time Isn’t Constant Time is plastic… It can be shaped by events in our life. Sometimes it’s pulled out and passes slowly, and sometimes it is compressed and passes quickly. This perception of time is the […]
Getting To Know Plants.
I do not yet know why plants come out of the land or float in streams, or creep on rocks or roll from the sea. I am entranced by the mystery of them, and absorbed by their variety and kinds. Everywhere they are visible yet everywhere occult.~Liberty Hyde Bailey Become Familiar With Growing Things It’s […]
Accessing The Power Of Animals.
It is just like man’s vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions. Mark Twain Animals As Spiritual Beings Animals have been honored for their special powers throughout history. Ancient cultures depicted animals in art and by wearing fetishes in the hope of capturing some of the […]
Cultivating Neutrality In Life.
Your body must become familiar with its death – in all its possible forms and degrees – as a self-evident, imminent, and emotionally neutral step on the way towards the goal you have found worthy of your life.~Dag Hammarskjold Don’t Get Sucked In Remaining neutral while the chaos of life unfolds around you is key […]
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