Is there a difference between being peaceful and being calm? It may be a fine point, but yes, there is a difference. Being calm Life is messy. Life is challenging. Life calls us to respond to all manner of input on less than a moment’s notice. Is it any wonder that often our lives cannot…
Long before we became slaves to the internet, myths filled our lives with stories, information and entertainment. This morning as I took my predawn stroll along the seashore of Kona I saw a shooting star. Honestly I don’t remember the last time I saw a shooting star; it could be I have just been to…
According to my good friend Terry Hall, the Stoic Medium, “Ghosts give sucky hugs.” This colorful phrase came about after his Father in Law made his transition. But what does this mean to you and me? Making the most of today Put simply we will all, one day, reach the end of our physical lives.…
Most of us don’t believe we have any real influence in this world. Yes, we may see an impact on our children (for a while). Yes we may occasionally recognize a contribution we make at work, but that’s about it. This absence of impact on the world leads us to feeling rather ineffective in our…
One of the tendencies we have is to compare ourselves to others. He has more hair, she is thinner, they are smarter than I am. We cannot win at this game. Neither can we win the comparison game the other way; I am more fit than he is, my car is nicer than theirs, at…
These past year or so we have seen the beginning of a new era. The opening of a new consciousness. Funny thing is, we have seen this opening before. I am referring to the call to stop living in fear. Living in fear When any being is living in fear it is impossible to grow.…
How is your money? This is a really important question, especially at this time of year. We want to give, we want to gift, and the invitation to spend money gets stronger and clearer every day. That’s why this is a great time to ask “How’s my money?” How we look at our money is…
The process of Self Discovery or Self Actualization can be painful. As I wrote recently change demands we leave behind our baggage from the past. As you step into the person you truly are, rather than the person you have been told you should be, friends will fall by the wayside; however they will be…
“I found it in the last place I looked.” Now, isn’t that a funny saying? I mean, once you found it, why would you continue to look? That being said, we spend so much time and effort looking for inspiration, peace, love and prosperity, yet we overlook the one place that is the true final…
Why is it so important to find a positive outlook on life? Because there is always more, that’s why. If you constantly see doom and misfortune around yourself, there is always more. If you, on the other hand, constantly see love and joy around you, there is always more too. A balanced life does not…
We are all products of our past, no matter how much we want to overcome our past, even our attempts to overcome our past defines us. Every experience we have ever had, even those we did not necessarily experience, but just heard about, are part of our beings today. This is something we cannot get…
We can take pleasure from things close to us, even certain experiences. Take for instance the pleasure you get from seeing a child smile. There is nothing artificial about a childs smile, so it rings in our hearts clearly. We can recognize this reaction in ourselves, but too often we do not recognize that someone…
I am sitting outside a Starbucks in Kunatachi, Japan right now. All around me are the famous Cherry trees of Japan coming into bloom. Tourists and locals alike are snapping photos of the blossoms, the air is redolent with their soft fragrance. In a few days there will be a rain and most of these…
Do we define ourselves by what we think others are or are not? Do we define ourselves by how many others have harmed us? Do we define ourselves by the burdens we carry, our responsibilities? All these are very transient definitions, so when we finally learn that no one has truly harmed us more than…
The question is; how do we define ourselves? Do we define ourselves by how many people we have charmed? Do we define ourselves by the burdens we carry or our responsibilities? Do we define ourselves by our jobs, our cars, our homes, our income? None of these definitions truly answer the question “Who Am I?”…
Yep, it’s that time again, our annual Spring Cleaning time. The time when we traditionally air out the house, dispose of the clutter of winter hibernation, and prepare for the new season. But spring cleaning is not only a physical activity, it is a Spiritual and emotional activity as well. When we clear out a…
What is in store for 2017? That is the question on most people’s minds, I think, right now. I have done some contemplation and crystal ball gazing on this topic and I would like to share my insights about the coming year. Seventeen things 2017 will bring you; A deepening of your Spirit and Oneness…
Christmas, and Hanukkah overlap this year, Kwanza is right there too, so maybe you feel overwhelmed by the demands of gifting this year. The question is; Why Gift at all? Gifting out of obligation is no gift at all. Does this mean you should simply not gift? It could, if that is how you want to…
What do you surround yourself with? Do you surround yourself with possibility, joy, oneness, or something else? Do you surround yourself with those who support your vision for your life, your dreams and hopes? When we do surround ourselves with those who support us as we make our way through life we are one step closer…
Simply put; our Exulted Task is to develop ourselves into people worthy of the gifts we have been given; to shape our lives into lives lived consciously and in the love which is our basic make-up. How we choose to take up this task is totally up to us as individuals; no one else can…