When Your Countrymen Show their True Faces
Last week I was in Panama, which is known for a large presence of ex-pats from the United States. Although most of the ex-pats that choose to move there permanently--for the near-American lifestyle without the conspicuous consumerism and general selfishness of its North American counterpart--were kind and like-hearted lovers of life, the visitors who were there for a short time stuck out like sore thumbs among the soft-spoken and humble Panamanians. Being an American who was visiting with an intention to retire there, I was stuck in the middle, yet I bordered on sympathy for the natives who suffered from ...
Prejudice at the Gym
I work out at a gym that is full of stereotypes. There's the "meatheads" that pump up their biceps and then spend their rest time flexing them in front of the mirror. There's the college girls with the sports bra and low-rise yoga pants and sculpted stomachs. Teased-up ponytailed lithe fairy yoga girls and over-aerobicized models lacking child-bearing hips. Of course there's normal people, too, with oversized t-shirts and sweaty backs toting their bottled water from machine to machine. But there's one regular denizen of my gym who was sure to send me into a tizzy every time I saw her. ...
Guilt Free Travel: Are Handouts Necessary?
I remember the first time I saw a leper. Although it's on the decline thanks to modern medicine, leprosy is alive and kicking in many third world countries. I was in Morocco, and the man sitting (armless, by the way) on the dirty street corner smiled at me with barely 3 teeth remaining in his mouth. I was in a hurry to meet a wool rug merchant who was offering me a private showing of his best handmade rugs, and I didn't want to be late. I quickly smiled back to the leper and was on my way. But it isn't merely ...
The Imperfect Path to Enlightenment
If you’re like me, fully self-actualized and near perfect (NOT!), then you have all of the time in the world to spend on the path to enlightenment. Just like me, you get up at 3:30am, meditate for 30 minutes, practice your tai chi and yoga for another 90 minutes, and eat your vegan breakfast with spirulina before you cook the rest of the day’s meals and then sit down at your perfectly-organized desk for a day’s work in complete concentration. If you weren’t laughing at the beginning of this post, you probably are now. But really, I do know someone like that. ...
Awareness
Saying No to Yourself
It seems like when we were kids, we heard “no” far more often than we...
Does your “present moment” always include a computer screen?
For those of us who spend an inordinate amount of time on the computer, a word of...
Internal Happiness despite the External Economy
If you listen to the news, the sky is falling at any moment. The Dow is down, homes...
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The Gossip Boomerang
Admit it…we all do it. There’s the really annoying girl with bad habits...
Do you accuse?
As humans, we need others to exist. Short from being the guy who lives alone in...
Using Guilt as a Last Resort
My son recently asked me to play basketball with him. I haven’t played basketball...
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Is the Media Manifesting Our Future?
As much as I love to watch Anderson Cooper, I can’t bear to hear him lament on the economy. I’m not singling him out, but rather the material he and other anchors deliver in gut-wrenching, spirit-melting droves: Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia post unemployment rates rise in May, while only one state – Nebraska –... [Read more of this review]
The main reason religions don’t like the Law of Attraction
I am not religious, but I am spiritual. What this means is that I believe in a higher power, but don’t necessarily think that I have to follow certain rituals found in organized religions in order to connect with it. Religions would like us to believe that we are subject to a vindictive, jealous and easily angered God that we must constantly please... [Read more of this review]
Do you really deserve that?
Manifesting things is great fun, and it becomes easier with practice. Many of the things we’d like to manifest are intended to replace something we already have–something we whine or complain about and wish we could improve upon. The beauty of it all is that we receive what we THINK about and FEEL. Let me break that last statement down into parts... [Read more of this review]
Right back ‘atcha
This week I realized that the old adage “You reap what you sow” is another result of manifestation. Now, I would like to report about something good that I did that came back at me, but no such luck. It all started with a rotten day and my taking my frustration out on a innocent co worker who was simply reporting a drawn-out version of “no.” ... [Read more of this review]
Crossing another Goal off of my List
If anyone can say that manifestation works, here I am on the soapbox again. My first book is finally published. Completing a book in 30 days was the goal, and it was #8 of about 16 goals on my list. Those who were dubious about the quality of a book that was written in such a short time should comment only AFTER they read the book! For when I went over... [Read more of this review]
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