December 31, 2011
At the end of the day, bathing in the soft light of a candle, lying still on your favorite easy chair, surrender to the silence, and you will find within it, music to disappear in.
Franz Kafka, one of the major German-language novelists and short story writers of the 20th century, whose unique body of writing is considered amongst the most influential in Western literature, knew that if anything has real and lasting value, it is always a gift from within.
He understood the flow of silence, the ...
December 29, 2011
Nothing can get as heated as an argument between a husband and
wife, unless maybe it's a parent and a teenager. Because these
relationships are closely bonded and intense, we react strongly
and emotions are far more 'contagious' than between us and
friends, or even colleagues. Haven't you found this to be true?
The first step in learning to get along better with your husband
is to understand this strong emotional reaction to what's going
on. One word and a quick reaction from you without ...
December 28, 2011
Instead of Butter: Use top quality, cold pressed, extra virgin
olive oil, from the first pressing, or flaxseed oil. The taste
of virgin olive oil is appealing to millions of people around
the world, so why not adopt it to your taste?
Flaxseed oil is prized for health reasons and not for its taste.
You can always compensate for that by adding spices to the
appropriate dish.
Let's say you want to add a little flaxseed oil to mashed
potatoes, instead of butter. You could add basil, ...
December 17, 2011
This might be a time of year where you're looking for, oh, some
different ways to soothe, level, motivate, energize yourself and
otherwise get on top of your cascading emotions. The EQ
Foundation Course© ( http://www.webstrategies.cc/EQcourse.htm )
emphasizes the great arts as an adjunct to Emotional
Intelligence, though the not-so-great are helpful too. May we
suggest?
1. Need to get solidly centered
Like, as the metaphysicians say, when you vision yourself
growing a tail and having it grow ...
December 4, 2011
Since September 11th although tempers have flared, depression
has increased and sleeplessness has become an unwelcome visitor
to many, committed relationships have not faltered and divorce
filings have declined. Why is this? Even though people are
stressed and often wind up fighting with their husband, wife or
significant other, something positive has also occurred. People
realize that they need each other and that life really is too
hard to do alone. They need the security of their valued ...
November 29, 2011
Big time success is indeed a big thing and can't be easily
achieved.
Remember when you have a baby in the house? Isn't it that mama
and papa cheered for the little child when he was learning to
walk and doing baby steps? They love to see it. Why, because
they see progress. Before, all the baby does is lie down and cry
when hungry. Then the little child can sit, crawl, stand, and
now as if miraculously, he takes a step or two before loosing
balance to fall on papa's arms!
One morning after my ...
November 15, 2011
Out beyond the ideas of right and wrong, there is a field' meet
me there.
- RUMI
Once in a while, I receive wisdom on the human condition from a
specific aspect of nature. These direct transmissions have
consistently helped me weather the changing tides of fortune and
emotion in my life.
It was a crystalline winter afternoon. I was walking with my
friend Ted through the snow seeking solace from the fatigue and
despair we were feeling about the seemingly endless stream of
challenges in our ...
November 8, 2011
Halloween never has been my favorite holiday. As a kid, growing
up on the farm, trick-or-treating meant getting in and out of
the car (often on very cold nights) and wearing coats over our
costumes. I certainly liked the candy, but it never made much
sense to me.
As a father, I must admit I have warmed to the holiday, but I
still have a problem with all the focus on witches and ghouls
and such. A holiday that focuses on scary things still bothers
me just a little bit. I've been pleased that my ...
November 4, 2011
The Power of Impractical Ideas
When thinking about success in life, I asked myself what is the
main thing that has held me back. If you had to trace all your
major successes and failures, what is the one thing that you
feel caused the difference between succeeding and failing?
If you really look deep inside yourself, you will realise one
surprising thing. It is: you have probably had many ideas on how
to improve your life. If you are anything like me, though, you
probably never made a start on ...
November 1, 2011
Last week we left off with: "I did not realize what was
happening in my head that night. It would take another 20 years
for me to understand or even suspect the process. But yet it
happens. And it happens for everyone. "
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And now continuing:
You can even learn to make this happen by your own habits.
While I slept a new plan came to me. A plan that I had no way of
knowing myself. I had no research, no experience, ...