As many of you know, I just got back from spending 20 days in Costa Rica with my family. Hunter spent the entire time hanging out with his cousins. Jeff wasn’t able to go with us this time, and...
I wanted to take a moment to share some of the things that are currently making my life awesome. We’ll call this a gratitude post… or “a few of my favorite things” list (if yo...
Stress kills. Period. Stress, anxiety, worry, fear, panic… these sorts of things start as psychological or emotional discomforts, but end up manifesting as physical illnesses. Our bodies create...
There is no such thing as “teaching”. Some people present information and ideas, but those are only of use to the student if the student is interested enough to learn and apply them. Othe...
LOVE as Outward Kindness rests On Strength, Magical and Certain, Mystical and Centered. ETHEREAL JOY from CHANCES TAKEN. Peace Walks Slowly On Still Water Between World and Illusion, at times Unaware...
This week I have the distinct pleasure of putting Vermont’s universal health care system to the test. For a few weeks now, I haven’t felt exactly right. I can feel my heart beating harder...
Please note: This is a guest post by Amanda Farough, from VioletMinded. For some of us, finding that one true passion is just not an option. We want to do it all. I’ve never really been able to conce...
I was once a bit OCD. I don’t mean that my house was neat and tidy (though it probably was), or that I was a control freak (though I definitely was); but rather, I had obsessive thoughts that I...
Please Note: This is a guest post by Christopher Kabamba, of consciouSynthesis. Every now and then, I come across the word “hype” as I try to read my way to a better life for myself and the people ar...
I’ve seen a few posts around lately about women’s liberation, feminism, empowered women, and all that Mary Wollstonecraft kind of talk. I like that stuff alright. I got my Pilot’s L...
This is my son, Hunter, sitting on a boulder in the middle of a river, in my sister’s backyard in Costa Rica. I remember seeing him that day, thinking he looked sad, lonely, and bored. I had al...
Please Note: This is a guest post by my most adventurous friend, Wandering Earl. When is the last time you made a discovery that completely changed the way you viewed the world? Whether it was yester...
“After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is music.” * * ENYA – How Can I Keep From Singing? My life goes on in endless song above earth’s lamen...
Please Note: This is a guest post by Armen Shirvanian, from Timeless Information. “While celebrating that everybody on earth is only six handshakes from us, we need to accept that so are their ...
For a long time I thought success meant owning a Gulfstream V. I figured, when I got there I could consider myself successful. I busted my arse to do well in school, I used all my spare time to get p...
Please Note: This is a guest post by Tim Brownson, life coach extraordinaire, and author of The Discomfort Zone. “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” (Oscar Wilde) If you do a qui...
We all have insecurities at one time or another… as parents, as professionals, as people. Most of us are in a constant search for the perfect work/ life balance that allows us to feel good abou...
[This is a quote from a 2005 interview. Vonnegut shares a story about telling his wife he's going out to buy an envelope.] “Oh,” she says, “well, you’re not a poor man. You kn...
The Harvard Psychedelic Club is Don Lattin’s new book about “How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil killed the fifties and ushered in a New Age for America.” Tha...
Please Note: This is a guest post by Srinivas Rao, from Skool of Life. Faith “Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.” (Voltaire) The principle of fa...
Recently I was thinking about how difficult it can be when we feel we need to hide our authentic self from others. We know deep down that the person everyone else sees is NOT who we are. We want them...
When I first saw the subtitle of this book, “An Emergency Guide For Women Who Feel Like They Are Falling Apart“, I desperately wanted to read it. After all, who among us doesn’t fee...
2010 started with a BANG! We had our blogiversary last week, and many of you stopped by to celebrate with us. What a great way to kick off a new decade! THANK YOU! But something else happened last we...
Whether or not you’re a fan of the original series, watching the new Star Trek movie can be a great meditation practice to help you appreciate the yins and yangs of life. I highly recommend thi...
Exactly a year ago, I published my very first post, How Many Souls On Board? One of the early posts that really set the tone for my approach to life and my message to the world was, Choosing to See t...
Embracing the Way, you become embraced; Breathing gently, you become newborn; Clearing your mind, you become clear; Nurturing your children, you become impartial; Opening your heart, you become accep...
Please Note: This is a guest post from Henri, a passionate new blogger who shares “Lifestyle Ideas For Conscious People” at The Wake Up Cloud. A Toast: To New Beginnings! Each year we beg...
As 2009 draws to an end, so does my first year of blogging… and I can’t help but look back. Where did I start? What have I accomplished? And, more importantly, where do I want to take Que...
* From childhood’s hour I have not been As others were; I have not seen As others saw; I could not bring My passions from a common spring. From the same source I have not taken My sorrow; I cou...
Is that really so much to ask? Aren’t we “there” yet? Haven’t we figured out by now that there are no winners in war? Because we love our countries, our people, our children, ...
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