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Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 02:39 in political divide
As a Nation, we have allowed ourselves to be divided along political lines to the point that debate has been replaced by hateful rhetoric. Once we identify ourselves with a particular ideology we often select the information sources that reinforce th...
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Posted on Wednesday November 11th, 2009 at 19:49 in relationships, self love, inner nature
How much of your own life have you missed? The simple act of living takes us away from so much of what lies underneath our surface self. Over the course of our lives, the world continuously thickens the shell around our true nature. Traumas from chil...
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Posted on Sunday October 4th, 2009 at 11:24 in winter, snow, changing seasons
Overnight, Mother Nature left a hint that winter is just around the corner. I awoke this morning to see the trees blanketed with snow from an early season storm. Driving into my office to catch up on the pile of correspondence needing to be dealt wit...
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Posted on Sunday September 20th, 2009 at 21:53 in dreams, self help, forgiveness, imagination, joy
Most of us grow up imagining the great things we will accomplish in life. Perhaps you wanted to be a dancer, a painter, an athlete, a pilot, a singer, or a writer. The list is as vast as the individual's imagination. While few of us will ever have th...
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Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 11:35 in Emotions, Nature, suffering, seasons
Often we do not have to travel far to witness the beauty that nature offers us. After weeks of putting it off, I climbed on my motorcycle yesterday to ride one of my favorite routes on the back roads through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Soon these mo...
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Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 10:48 in meditation, Buddhism, mandala
My friend, Teresa Silverthorn, author of the blog; "Confessions of a Mystic", gave me a Mandala she created for me today. Those familiar with the meaning of a Mandala will understand the specialness of this gift. Mandalas in Buddhism are viewed as sa...
Great blog with excellent insights!
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