What is the purpose of your life? Have you ever wondered? Have you ever attended a funeral, touched the lifeless body, listened to the eulogies, and asked yourself, “Why am I alive?” or “What am I doing with myself?” Maybe the questions arrest you when you encounter the limitless expanse of an ocean or the lumbering enormity of a mountain. Nature has that mystical power to lift our inner gaze and cause us to ask big and important questions. Just a brief walk in the woods unde…
It was evening time. Not completely dark, but with traces of the day still remaining.Everyone had left the office and I was there all alone completing the few tasks that remain at the end of any day. It is not my nature to work late, but today was somewhat different.Mixed with a feeling of accom- plishment was the frustrationand disappointment of not having completed all I would have liked to do.
My office was at the end of the building, overlooking the parking lot. The lo…
There is only one success–to be able to spend your life in your own way.
– Christopher Morley
Ode
We are the music-makers,And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams; World-losers and world-foresakers, On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems.
With wonderful deathless ditties We build up the world’s cities, And out of a fabulous story
We fashion an …
To live content with small means, to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to study hard, think quietly, talk gently, act frankly; to listen to stars and birds, to babes and sages, with open heart; to bear all cheerfully, do all bravely, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common–this is to be my symphony.
– Willia…
A few weeks had gone by since my return from the land of mysteries. To me, this ancient place always conjured up visions of fiercely armed warriors charging across the plains to do battle with opposing armies. It is interesting to observe how some of the most awesome experiences of one’s life could quickly fade into vague memories. Such was the case with my Indian “adventures” as I fell into the routine of daily life again.
Every now and then I’d think of Gideon and Marla….
Why is spiritual truth so elusive? I have been pondering hard on this subject for quite sometime. And the article is my thought on this subject.
If you cannot find the truth right where you are, where else do you expect to find it?
– Dogen
Never mistake knowledge for wisdom. One helps you make a living; the other helps you make a life.
– Sandra Carey
It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.
– Agnes Repplier
Your attitude toward life in general is reflected in your response to the dawn of a new day.
– J. N. Gehman
Life is the ultimate I.Q. t…
People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.
– Elisabeth K
In my experience as a counselor for 40 years, I have found that love addiction and approval addiction are far more prevalent than any other substance or process addictions. We live in a love-addicted, approval-addicted society.
What does it mean to be love/approval addicted? Below is a checklist for you to see if you are addicted to love and/or approval. Believing any of these may indicate love or approval addiction.
I believe that:
* My happiness and wellbeing are d…
After 40 days of Holy Ychudim (unification with One), spanning the period from 1/7/2007 to 2/22/2007, I have received the following message from The One. The Godliness is asking humanity to unite.