There’s that phrase “You can never go home again” which I wish were true. I mean, yeah, if we’re talking about making things go back to the way they were or feeling the way you felt about something, then I agree. Life is about change and nothing is going to go back to the way…
DetailsYou know that someday when you’re going to do what you want for a change? That someday when you’re going to get rid of all this shit? The someday when you’re going to stop having to deal with all of this baggage you’ve carried around since you were a kid? You know that someday when…
DetailsOur actions speak volumes about what we value and how we value it. Yes, if we sit down and think about the people, roles, responsibilities, and goals in our lives, we can come up with a priority list that ranks these things and we can probably talk about them in a meaningful way. But if…
DetailsThe end of summer (or winter depending on the hemisphere) is close upon us. Before we switch into active mode and things start propelling us forward on our path, it’s handy to know what our options are, what our path should be, whether we’re on it, and what we can do to help achieve our…
DetailsPeople sometimes get confused in relationships because the words and the actions don’t match or they seem not to match because people aren’t paying attention to the actual meaning of the words. Anyone who has had a conversation has experienced a few difficulties including multiple meanings of a word causing confusion for both parties, sometimes…
DetailsMost people don’t realize my religious studies include the Bible. I mean, if you’re into “alternative” spiritualities you must be anti-Christian and uninformed, right? *sigh* Actually, I’m somewhat of a Biblical scholar and a theologian, went to a Catholic college for my undergrad degree. Oh, that degree, a BA in English Lit which means I…
DetailsSome people wear fear goggles or put on beer goggles…one of these is more fun than the other but both do the same thing, they skew what the person sees and how they interpret what they are seeing. Beer goggles make everything funnier, people prettier, and the person wearing them seem more intelligent and the…
Details…has its limits. It’s a powerful tool to help invite good things into our lives, support us in making good decisions, see things for what they really are, allow us to explore our own nature, create good environments for ourselves and others and so much more. It can help us manifest what we want in…
DetailsWe hear a lot about stuffing emotions, comforting ourselves with food, distracting ourselves with entertainment, but people rarely think about being productive or being busy with important and constructive things as a means of avoidance. In fact, we should be doing things, moving forward, creating our best life, making progress, getting things done, fulfilling our…
DetailsPeople love the hero’s journey. It’s the stuff of legends and oral history, religions and movies, novels and poetry, spiritual memes and merchandising empires. We love the thought of going out on a quest to find something and then failing or succeeding (depending on if you prefer comedy or tragedy) and coming home to tell…
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