Recently a pal of mine, Julie, wrote something about “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Got me thinking. Of course it’s a cliche’…but cliches become cliches for a reason: because as often as not they’re true. Those of us with “differently-enabled” loved ones in our lives become painfully aware of this truism. Nothing […]
Money, Courage, and Taking Risks
April 18, 2012 By 4 Comments
One of my main ways of communicating is through my Facebook page (you’re invited to join me through the link over there on the right). I post whatever occurs to me, usually several times a week. The thoughts I share usually are found helpful by at least a few people. It’s easy to tell which […]
The Conformity of the Non-Conformist
April 14, 2012 By 2 Comments
One of the first things I realized (almost as soon as I had any conscious thoughts at all) was that I wasn’t like everyone else. I remember looking around me as a small child and thinking, “WTF? What is this place?” Or at least the baby equivalent of that. 🙂 Oh, I had a pretty good family. My parents […]
Labels and Book Covers
March 31, 2012 By 3 Comments
The way people label themselves has always fascinated me. For most of us it starts at a very young age… even in middle school you have the cool kids, the rich kids, the jocks, the nerds. Even the loners are a group…they just don’t congregate as such. Most of the time we choose these labels for ourselves; sometimes […]
What’s Really Holding You Back?
May 23, 2011 By 13 Comments
Many years ago when I was in high school, I was what was known as a “chronic underachiever”. My grades were terrible…I intensely disliked the social atmosphere in school, and the material and mind-numbing repetition of most courses bored me. In senior year, one morning my homeroom teacher gave me a file folder and told […]
Are You Lazy?
April 10, 2010 By 3 Comments
Share on Facebook Like many of us, I come from a hardworking, blue collar background. My parents and extended family pretty much busted their asses in postwar America to provide their children with the American Dream…and it paid off. After the second World War my Dad settled into construction work, eventually going into business for […]
Exercise Your Will
April 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
Share on Facebook When we are first introduced to the idea that we are truly the Divine Creators of our own experiences via the Law of Attraction, we soon learn that our thoughts and emotions are the engines by which we direct the circumstances of our physical lives. We set an intention around what we […]
The Architecture of Belief
March 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
Share on Facebook A while back, I ran a contest on my website. The theme was, “What Do You Believe, and Why Do you Believe It?”. The primary purpose for the exercise was to try and make people examine their belief systems. As well, I myself had gone through a very specific process to arrive […]
Pay Attention to Your Hot Buttons
November 18, 2009 By 2 Comments
Share on Facebook Most of us have a few issues that, for whatever reason, really get us steamed. Sometimes they’re very clear; and sometimes something will happen or someone will say something that just rubs us the wrong way, and we can feel that sick feeling of anger, sadness, resentment welling up in our […]
You Are Utterly Alone
October 27, 2009 By 9 Comments
Share on Facebook When we experience periods of upset, uncontrolled change, “bad luck”, sadness, or any of the many other flavors of what we see as pain, it’s comforting to think that there are people who are ready and willing to help. We look to friends and family, healers, and spiritual teachers to “make us feel […]