”Be Here Now,” by Ram Dass. The book entered my life in the 1970s when I was a wild and crazy flower child. I would spend the next 50 years (tho not exclusively) trying to understand and incorporate that idea into my life. I’m still working with it because living in the now takes constant …
Plato first introduced the concept of the “Philosopher King” in his Utopia. Spinoza would take up the cause a few thousand or so years later. The Philosopher King rules with Science. In other words, rules with facts; not fiction, not lies, not opinions. Facts! The Philosopher King has earned his/her way up the ladder of …
September 27, 2023 My September Surprise. It was a Wednesday. I remember talking with Ursula. She came to clean and we talked a little about family and life. We laughed and then she left around 12:30 pm. I have no further memory for many days to follow. The events below were relayed to me by …
Go placidly amid the noise & haste & remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they …
Sound familiar? Truth of it: The very part of the brain affected by illness, be it Bipolar or Schizophrenia, is the frontal lobe. The frontal brain also contains judgement and awareness functions. This is why we do not recognize when we are in the grips of mania. The very part of our brain that should …
BEWARE! What happens when we go up against a FORCE OF NATURE? WE ARE LIVING THE REALITY OF THE FORCES OF NATURE…What do you think is happening to the world? What would you call a world on fire, while record floods rage. And the human animal being overwhelmed by YOUR OWN CHOICES. Now you see …
When was the last time you questioned your own opinion on…education, or childcare, or race, or gender, or perhaps politics…or your future and the future of your country? These are serious questions; questions that open consciousness, conscious thought. Without self-examination there can be no growth. The act of ”doubling down” on old, worn out ideology does more to set …
CONSCIOUSNESS: Lies are destructive. Lies are a cover for anything we want to hide. And, when we try to hide behind Lies, we actually betray ourselves. The Star Wars stories portray this principle simply and effectively. So, we shall shamelessly borrow. And we shall see how easy it is to embrace The Dark Side. It’s easy to justify a …
We are ending a very difficult year. It did not have to be this way. I write this on the last day of 2021, New Years Eve. We are going into the 3rd year of the pandemic. It did not have to be this way. Our thinking has become rigid. We are our own worst …
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein It is about time that we recognize what is happening in the U.S., and around the world’s democracies. There is a fear that has gripped some people – certainly not all. “Fear is the mind killer. …