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"Hope is like a road in the forest. There never was a road, but when many people walk that way, the road comes into existence." Lin Yu-Tang
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Life Imitates Facebook
Good and bad; it’s all on the Internet. Whatever you ’re drawn to, whatever you respond to or like, the programs will send you more of. The things you click on, you will receive over and over. If you respond to posts that make you feel bad, you create more opportunities to feel bad. Is life like that, or isn’t it? Continue reading
Posted in happiness, healing, miracles, Uncategorized
Tagged AA, advertising, Facebook, Internet, Law of Attraction
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Don’t Ask Why
Most times, “why” doesn’t matter. There’s nothing we can do about what has already happened. Why did your company downsize your job? Why did I get multiple sclerosis? I can wonder, but what difference does it make? The point is deciding what to do now. Continue reading
Posted in happiness, healing, Reasons to Live
Tagged acceptance, climate change, emotions, happiness, living fully
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Five Things Not to Think About
Thinking about sex is the opposite of doing it. Thinking in general is the opposite of experiencing. Save the brain for what it evolved for, solving real problems, and give it a rest when you want to create, love, laugh, relax, or be sexy. Continue reading
Posted in creativity, happiness
Tagged athletics, creativity, happiness, laughter, love, relaxation, sex, thinking
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Why Fear is Boss
Fear causes us to focus on the negative. You go to a party and eight lovely things happen – meetings, conversations, food, attraction, dance – and one clumsy thing – you bump into someone and they glare at you. You’ll probably remember the one negative over all the positives. This focus on fear is a survival strategy from long ago. If that one negative was a tiger behind a tree, you really needed to focus on that. Continue reading
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Tagged evolution, fear, happiness, love, oxytocin, racism, war
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The Metropolis Within
There is more going on in your body at this very moment than in all of downtown Tokyo at rush hour. Continue reading
Addicted to Sad
If you find yourself doing something even while telling yourself, “I shouldn’t do this,” or asking “Why am I doing this?” or hiding the fact that you are doing it, you are probably addicted to it. Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, anger, anxiety, depression, emotions, fear, happiness, relationships, sadness
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It All Starts with You
All change, personal, social or political, starts with yourself. You can’t change anything without having it change you, too. Continue reading
Posted in Reasons to Live, Uncategorized
Tagged Buddhism, change, codependence, Eileen Lighthawk, healing, social change, wounded healers
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You Are Loved
If you’re like most people, you have no idea how much you are loved. But you are, and I can prove it. Continue reading
Posted in healing, Reasons to Live, Uncategorized
Tagged agape, Gary Chapman, gifts, Lori Deschene, love, phileo, service, sex, touch
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Life, Jazz, and Basketball
There are “I”s in team. The way is not to suppress yourself, but to become more fully yourself as your context and situation lead you. Like jazz and basketball, life requires you to be yourself and respond to others as well. Continue reading
Posted in creativity, Reasons to Live, Uncategorized
Tagged basketball, cooperation, creativity, independence, jazz, team
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