Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, Nontoxic Positivity, and More
Things happen because that’s how the Universe works. At the end of 2025, I had an awful experience. I developed an abscess on my inner thigh that became infected. After a day of discomfort and spiking a fever, this sent me to the ER, which in turn put me in the hospital for 2 days of IV antibiotics. That was unexpected. But it happened. And I’m mostly recovered from the experience now. This past weekend, we got more snow than
That’s more than you might realize. I know that we live in a ridiculous, disconcerting, sometimes scary timeline. Spend any time on social media, watching or reading the news, and the insanity can quickly be overwhelming. If you have any degree of empathy at all, you might find yourself feeling distraught and helpless. While it’s true that what we can do for the big picture issues is very little, that doesn’t mean we are powerless. You’re still here, which means
Fear can keep you alive, but it can also falsely limit you. Long ago, when the human race was hunter-gatherer packs roaming the land, fear kept them alive. Back then, fear was almost entirely related to threats to life and limb. Fear of lions and other large animals, falling off cliffs, fast-running waters, storms, and other matters that could lead to death. In this form, fear kept the human race alive. Over time, as humans formed communities, started farming the
This is the key to gaining the control available to you in your life. How did we get here? When did kindness, compassion, and empathy become elements of weakness and other negatives to so many people? One of the biggest ironies of this idea is that most who are unkind, uncompassionate, and unempathetic demand to have kindness, compassion, and empathy given to them. They are so desperate for recognition and positive vibes related to it that they are deeply, deeply
The answer is simple. So simple it seems incorrect. Spend any time online, and you are quickly overwhelmed by the craziness of the world. In just a few seconds on any social media platform, you will probably see something about world politics, the increasingly disturbing American government, friends struggling with job security, family issues, and the like. All things that you probably desire to do something about. But you can’t. You, yourself, can do nothing about the Russia/Ukraine conflict, Trump
The world needs all the genuine, nontoxic positivity it can get. No, I’m not deluded. And no, I am not in any way, shape, or form suggesting ignoring, disregarding, or pretending what’s going on out there isn’t happening. What I am suggesting is that we cannot put all our focus on negativity. Why? Because consciousness creates reality. The more we focus on the negative, the more attention that we give it, the more it grows, gains power, and dominates our
Spoiler alert: it is. But that means it’s easier to shape and change. This is one of my very favorite quotes from Albert Einstein: “Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” This particular notion is quite deep. But to many, it’s also utterly terrifying. Why? Because it questions the reality and validity of what is. Life is full of contradictions. Conflict. Ups and downs. Good and bad. Predictable and unpredictable. Opposites lie across from one another with
Make yourself better, make the world better. Less than a week into the new year, and already the madness has been seemingly turned up to 11. Really? Bad news on various fronts is how we start 2026? Here’s the biggest kicker about it: There’s nothing you and I can do. You and I can’t change bad decisions, violations of the Constitution, the uber-wealthy salivating at getting even more money and power, or the rest. We can do nothing about this.
Or just adjustments to your path that reflect the new year. Face it. Change is the one and only constant in the universe. Like it or not, change can, will, and does happen all the time. Most, you have little to no control over. That’s because you are not, nor ever will be, in anyone’s head, heart, or soul, save your own. Also, most change just is. It’s not good or bad, positive or negative in and of itself. It
Some people use the New Year to implement change. Like it or not, the one and only constant in the entire universe is change. Change can, will, and does occur, whether you are ready for it or not. You frequently can control little to no of the change you experience. But not all change is outside of your control. When it comes to you and your life experiences, you have the power to choose to make changes. Specifically, changing who,
