“Some people live as though they are already dead. There are some people moving around us who are consumed by their past, terrified of their future, and stuck in their anger and jealousy. They are not alive; they are just walking corpses. If you look around yourself with mindfulness, you will see people going around [...]
“Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.” —– Hafiz To many people unaware of who they are, the main driver of their existence is fear. Yes, as confusing as that may seem . . . the fear of failure, the fear of success, the [...]
“Life is available only in the present moment.” — Thich Nhat Hanh We believe by reflecting on the past in some ways, we can re-live those moments that gave us the greatest satisfaction, happiness, peace, joy, tranquility, rewards, serenity and love. Yes . . . memories may offer solace, grace, warmth and comfort to a [...]
“How vain it is to sit down to write, when you have not stood up to live.” —— Henry David Thoreau It is always unfathomable to me how individuals presume to write about exalted experiences in their lives suggesting a practicum of choices or solutions, when they have not known the experience of life itself. [...]
“Artists are visionaries. We routinely practice a form of faith seeing clearly, and moving toward a creative goal that shimmers in the distance – often visible to us; but invisible to those around us.” —– Julia Cameron In the swirl and blur of your present existence, clarity is at times relegated in the rear view [...]
“What color is your consciousness today? Are you the fresh, bright greens of spring or the riotous flames of fall? Are you the dark deeper greens and blues of summer or the stark whites and grays of winter?” —- Science of Mind We telegraph exactly what washes over our consciousness every minute of every day [...]
“To one who waits, all things reveal themselves, as long as you have the courage not to deny in the darkness what you have seen in the light.” — Coventry Patmore We can recall with relative accuracy those moments that we were crystal clear in our judgement, choices and actions. It is almost imperceptible, or [...]
“The truth is incontrovertible, malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end; there it is.” — Winston Churchill You may be asking what the above quote has to do with consciousness, and aligning it with your present life. Without truth in your life, what are you? Especially . . . if [...]
“Man’s enemies are not demons, but human beings like himself.” — Lao Tzu The above quote is not meant to be a quixotic turn of phrase. The distilled truth of the statement is profusely evident, during every waking hour of our present lives. Ruminating on that concept as it relates to consciousness, brings us to [...]
“An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.” — Albert Camus In listening to individuals involved with a myriad of groups on various topics, it is always fascinating to me how people are impressed with what they believe is an intellectual, on whatever level they perceive it to be true. At the same time I [...]