You might think that, because I write articles about spiritual subjects like consciousness and the evolution of the human spirit, I don't also succumb to worry, fear, and despair at times. Wrong! I...
Active Consciousness
Cut the Cords That Bind You
Are you familiar with the work of Byron Katie? Her book, Loving What Is, has been quite helpful to me and other members of my family. In a nutshell, she teaches that we can reduce our suffering by...
Start with What Is
In my book Active Consciousness, I have often mentioned the work of my teacher, Gary Sherman. At the beginning of a weekend workshop with him at the end of April, Gary gave the class the following...
On Mother’s Day — A Message from Mother Earth: Don’t Mess with Gaia!
Over the past thousands of years, humanity has mastered the ability to sail the seas and soar through skies, cultivate plants and plow vast fields, communicate through telegraph, telephone, and...
What Is the Meaning of Life?
Recently, I was asked to contribute to a blog, Excellence Reporter, that includes articles by a variety of leaders, writers, musicians, artists, poets, CEOs, laymen, etc. that answer a single...
Habits
I woke up this morning thinking about habits; bad eating habits, in particular. The other day I was sitting in a movie theater watching a morbidly obese couple happily settle into eating their two...
Language Is A Virus
"Language Is A Virus"... that's the title of a song by performance artist Laurie Anderson. How true it is. We tend to think that the language we use, the way we express ourselves, has no impact on...
Vision: The Key to Our Future
Happy New Year 2015! My New Year's suggestion to you is to begin by watching this broadcast by Barbara Marx Hubbard on the occasion of her 85th birthday. Hubbard is a futurist and visionary for the...
Health Tips 2015 — or, What I Learned in 2014
It's hard to believe, but I'm now embarking upon my 6th year of writing the Impossible Cure Newsletter. Happy New Year! Since most of us begin the year with a few health-oriented resolutions, I...
The Power of Light
As we approach the darkest days of the year (at least in the northern hemisphere), all of us become more and more aware of the power of light. This power is echoed in the imagery and symbols of all...