One of my metaphysical, body consciousness, teachers said, “When you die, you become infinite.” It was the first time I had heard this concept. I was intrigued and responded in a smartass attitude, “Why don’t we all die?” Continue reading The Lesson That Sold Me, of Body Consciousness→
The ego is one of the most commonly used terms, with many applications but most have less understanding of what an ego really is. According to David Hawkins, author of “Power vs. Force”, the ego is a part of our consciousness that is unresolved and is unconsciously trying to resolve our pains by expressing itself. In an odd way this is reassuring because we will act out what we need to deal with. Our job is to pay attention to how we act in the world thus seeing our limitations. Continue reading Unraveling The Ego→
Joy is when everything in our life feels complete and whole. It is different than happiness because happiness is more about doing something that feels satisfying whereas joy is something internal. As an infant or child we intrinsically know joy because we enter this world as whole and complete beings. Continue reading Being Joy→
The world-wide known spiritual and political leader Nelson Mandela learned some of his greatest lessons in a four by eight foot prison cell in South Africa. He was incarcerated for over thirty years as a political prisoner and in those days Nelson learned to change the adversity of an abusive environment into something of an inspiration. The man of international peace learned to find his own peace and then practiced an unconditional acceptance for everyone from prison guards to fellow inmates. Continue reading Where Does Our Best Outcomes Come From?→
I recently had a dream I was speaking at the Graduation Ceremony at Westlake High School. I was invited at the last moment and as was walking into the auditorium in a tie-dye t-shirt when I realized I had not planned a topic.