Wisdom

2012 – Year of the Dragon

Today is the beginning of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Black Water Dragon.  I’m really excited about this year because as we mature through this growth spurt of industrialization and all the damage that teen behavior has caused us and the planet, we are beginning to recreate our world by remembering the ancient wisdom of traditional cultures. …Details

Ancient Wisdom

‘Everything old is new again.’  The 20th century was an amazing time of growth and invention and development for a large portion of human society.  We continued the industrial revolution and created societies that are no longer communal through the use of fossil fuels and automobiles, created what is called the suburbs, created industries that specialize in controlling natural resources such as food and food production, water, combustibles such as wood/coal/fossil fuels, currency and every other aspect of society, and helped to foster consumptive societies where the difference between have and have not is almost as distinct as feudal Europe.…Details

Start your new life

What do you want your life to look like?  What kind of life do you want to have?  Are you working towards that now or is it something you are just dreaming about while you work at a job that gets you through the day? …Details

Lesson 5 – The Akashic Library

I’m continuing to work on my class for Daily Om on the Akashics.  Here’s an excerpt from Lesson 5: The Akashic Library is an amazing place like nothing that has ever existed on the physical plane.  It is like combining the lost library of Alexandria, the New York City Library, the Library of Congress, and the Papal Archives with an IMAX theater, a virtual reality machine, and your favorite amusement park. …Details

Finish what you start

Currently our culture is drowning in consumerism.  Which means ‘use it up’, ‘throw it away’, ‘use as much as you can as fast as you can’ and don’t think about what you just did, because you have to think about the next thing we want you to do or buy. …Details

The Classics

I was listening to NPR and heard this quote which is one of my favorites and never fails to remind me of the road I’m walking. Ulysses by Lord Tennyson ” ‘Tis not too late to seek a newer world. Push off, and sitting well in order smite The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths Of all the western stars, until I die.…Details

What do you do when you get hurt?

What happens when something hurts you personally?  When what someones says or what they do cuts you?  How do you react?  Or do you?  It’s something that defines us as individuals and affects all of us collectively so it’s worth taking a minute to look at it. …Details

Trust

Everyone has trust issues.  We are taught from a very young age not to trust ourselves.  Parenting has become about scheduling, activities, ‘getting it right’ so that futures are bright, and having all the right things.  So many times I’ve seen babies so immersed in toys and objects that they cry just from the over stimulation and their inability to move in their environment. …Details

What do you do?

Sometimes being there and listening is enough.  When someone has been abused and they are recovering and healing, being the person who validates their experience by listening is enough.  In fact it’s golden.  Being there when the good things happen and sharing in the love and the joy is a gift and something we should take seriously too. …Details

What get’s you excited?

So it’s the new year. What get’s you excited about all this vast expanse of possibility laid out before you?  What makes you want to get up out of bed in the morning?  Do you drag your sorry behind up because you have to and wish you didn’t or are you jumping up to dance around with the knowledge that another day of pure joy and delight is ahead of you? …Details