Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
Like everything in life, there are times to be stubborn, and times to be more flexible or yielding. How do you know when to fight and when not to? This is dictated by a combination of logic, reasoning, and emotion. Some fights are on a pretty grand scale. For example, politics in the United States. Resisting the anti-science, pro-business, anti-intellectual rhetoric and policies coming out of Congress and the White House is something of an imperative. If we do not
Be kind. To yourself, to others whether they are family, friend, or random stranger. The world could use more kindness. I think one of the reasons so many people feel so defeated is because we are not only inundated by tremendous amounts of negativity, but also awful people. So many people doing such terrible things, whether great or small. A total lack of decency, let alone empathy or sympathy or any amount of kindness pervades too much of the world
Nobody is alone. Everyone goes through rough times. We all hit patches of discomfort, anger, sadness, loneliness. But it is important you see that you are not, truly, alone. Life can be a real struggle. For some people, that struggle takes on a lot of elements that most people cannot see. Mental illness is seldom, if ever, a thing you can simply “get over.” It requires attention, it requires thought, and though it will feel like a lone struggle, the
Communication is key. It is super easy to take this for granted. Sure, people talk, they attempt to converse with one another…but all too often, they don’t truly communicate with each other. What’s the difference? Communication is a two-way street. Everyone involved both talks and listens. There is a certain amount of give-and-take, which will take different forms depending on the people involved. Many of the problems in the world today could be resolved if there was actual, factual communication.
Doing what is best for you does not make you a bad person. A lot of people have come to the idea that if they care for themselves or put themselves first, it makes them a bad person. It looks selfish. They might feel as if other people will see them in a poor light. Self-care is so, so much more important than we make it, folks. We need to better care for ourselves, and that means that doing what
These brain squirrels running around inside my head can be a real annoyance sometimes. Brain squirrels, or for some people brain weasels, are those annoying little rodents running around and causing dis-ease, doubt, distractions, and various negatives to get in the way of just about everything. Working with them can be challenging. I think everyone copes with this in some form or other. No matter our intent or general thoughts, feelings and actions, these random, little, mostly annoying thoughts just
Only the now matters in the grand scheme of things. Yes, we can learn from the past and do things to prepare for the future…but this moment is the most real moment we will have. Only the now is the place of true reality. The actual, factual place where anything exists. Each individual moment, right here and right now, are where reality lives. My latest reading material has been Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.
Expressing gratitude develops tremendous positivity. Today is Memorial Day, and I want to say Thank You to all of those who have served the country for the greater good of all. Those who have chosen to put their lives on the line so that the rest of us may live in relative peace and comfort are not thanked enough for all that they do and have done. Today we remember those who died protecting our freedoms. Expressing gratitude for the
Discipline has never been my strength. For a long time now I have remarked about my frequent lack of discipline. While this is certainly something to take into consideration in regards to how I live my life, it is time to make another change. Consciousness creates reality. If I say I have no discipline, that’s an expression of how I feel, ergo…surprise surprise, no discipline. Like attracts like. When I can be disciplined to do a thing, I tend to
I’m tired of struggling with this feeling. Deep in the pit of my heart there is this ever-present sense of dread. It is utterly and completely fear-based, and no matter how often I address it in meditation, I can’t completely shake it. Why am I so fearful of this? What is it that I am afraid of? This is the question I have been asking myself as I have entered into my daily meditation for the last few days. What