An open letter to the American voters

Dear American Voters, Vote intelligently!  Look at the people running – really look at them, pay attention to what they have to say – and don’t be fooled!  Then VOTE! Apparently, a point has been reached in the political discourse in this country where blatant lies and unsubstantiated accusations don’t derail a candidacy.  Thanks to the immediacy of the 24 hour news cycle, all they care about is the soundbite…and getting it to the masses. There are some very serious,

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Even when walking a chosen path, you need to rest from time to time. Everyone needs to take a break.  We all need moments to rest the mind, and to relax and simply be. Pathwalking can still be stressful.  Certainly by design less stressful than an everyday life, but stress still exists.  Pathwalking is about taking action, and action, even action we desire to take, can still have a toll on us. And so, from time to time, you need

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How do you get back to the path if you have begun to backtrack, and why is that important? As mentioned previously, if you have chosen to walk your path, you have chosen to accept control over change.  You are choosing how you will live your life, and as such how you make changes.  Pathwalking is active, and proactive.  Backtracking is reacting, and thus opposite. The difficulties you have encountered along the path have made you backtrack.  You have leaped

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What is backtracking, and why is it the opposite of Pathwalking? I have said before that the path is not always straight, will turn, twist, double back on itself.  Doubling back might imply backtracking, but that is not the case. This notion of backtracking is making a leap from where you are on the path now to a previous point.  I’m not talking about switching from one path to another, I am talking about taking a pronounced leap backwards, to

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Everyone wants to see results for their effort. We all want to know that we are succeeding in our goals.  We are inundated with phrases like “results driven” and “results oriented” in job descriptions.  No matter what we do, the results are important to us. Just to add a little fuel to that fire, we are a quick-fix, instant gratification, get it NOW society.  We want to see it happen AS SOON as possible.  Tomorrow is not good enough, we

Overcoming Negativity

Negativity begets negativity. It inundates us at every turn.  We are constantly being bombarded with negative messages, negative reinforcement, woe and lack and scarcity and no no no. Read the news about all the bad things happening in the world.  Pay attention to politics and be overwhelmed by negative campaigns.  Listen to how readily we talk about what we do not have, what we cannot have, and how terrible this, that or the other thing is.  Negativity comes easily. Well

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I want to be a better person. Yes, I want to be a better son, better boyfriend, better friend, better worker, better person in the eyes of society.  But in order to achieve that, I need to do right by myself. Why do I want to be a better person?  Because while the person I am is pretty awesome, there is still room for improvement.  And in becoming a better person, I will learn to love myself better. And not

Blame

Ever notice how easy it is to place blame?  Often, I don’t think we even realize we’re doing it. How many of these sound familiar?  I should never have listened to you.  You’re responsible for leading me there.  If I hadn’t taken your advice, this would be alright.  If my boss wasn’t so stupid, work would be great!  If you weren’t holding me back, I’d be successful! Shall we pay a visit to dictionary.com? blame – noun; verb (used with object) 1. to hold responsible; find fault with; censure: I don’t blame

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I am. Two of the most powerful words anyone can utter.  What follows them will help in building up the self.  I am happy.  I am strong.  I am attractive.  I am wise.  I am worthy. Unfortunately, following “I am” with negatives is equally, if not sometimes more powerful.  I am broke.  I am angry.  I am weak.  I am fat.  I am unworthy. All you have to do is read the news.  All you have to do is read

Why Faith should not replace Science

Science has taken a lot of abuse over the past decade or so.  A lot of ‘faith based’ organizations have been working overtime to discredit the scientific community.  And this is something we should all be far more disturbed by than we are. What is science?  Let’s visit Dictionary.com for that: sci·ence noun 1. a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.

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