Why Can’t We Enjoy Life’s Simple Pleasures?

Wealth Beyond Reason - Bob Doyle\'s course on The Law of Attraction

Addicted to Extremes

Turn up the volume. That’s our answer to every need.

Why are we addicted to extremes?

Look around. Our senses are assaulted daily by a mountain of sensations, and our minds are overloaded with information.

And it’s not simply the quantity of sensations, or the speed with [...]

Make a Wish


Forgetting the Magic

Do you remember what it was like to be a child?

Not the frustration. There was plenty of that.

Not the endless procession of “NO” and “You can’t do that.”

Not even the tantrum demands for something in a spirit of “I’ve got to have this or [...]

Is Life Real, or Just a Dream?


All of life’s a stage It’s an old question in philosophy and religion: Is our experience of life in this world real?

It sounds a little crazy to ask the question, doesn’t it? It makes you think of people who are mentally unbalanced, who can’t tell the difference between the world they live in [...]

Is Money Evil?


The Roots of All Evil

Money. Why do we love it, and hate it? How did we get so messed up about money?

Money does seem to be at the root of many problems.

People commit crimes for money. They betray their integrity and their beliefs to get a little more money. Countries go [...]

Why We Need Blogs that Make Us Think and Feel


Thinking Bloggers Award

Ejcooksey was kind enough to send a thinking bloggers award in my direction, and I’m proud to accept it.

The award is meant to publicize blogs that help us think in new directions. These blogs introduce us to new ways to look at some aspect of our personal or professional lives.

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Why I Don’t Want to Live in a Perfect World


Let’s Dream Together

What would it be like to live in a perfect world?

Jennifer, alias TruthDancer, recently tagged her readers here, and asked us to write about our vision of a perfect world. A small excerpt from her post follows:

…We need a new vision. As a world family, we need to hold [...]

Points of View


Mirrors of Earth and Sky

I love flying.

Have you ever been on a plane, looking down at huge, fluffy clouds that rise like mountains and are scattered before you in an endless variety of shapes?

The clouds act like a mirror, reflecting how you’re thinking and feeling, consciously, and unconsciously.

You see yourself.

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