Consciousness/Thriving

When a Difference of Opinion Threatens a Friendship

What happens when you have a significant difference of opinion with someone you care deeply about? How do you evaluate what is going on? How do you treat each other? What kind of outcome can you expect? 20/20 hindsight gives us a much…

Being of Two Minds

 Essentially, there are two contrasting frames of mind through which we perceive ourselves, our lives, environment, and each other. Leading edge thinkers in the field of human consciousness are encouraging us to do two things:  Become…

The Day I Stopped Believing in God

Until 1997, I had a strong belief in god. When I was a child, my god was the god of The Ten Commandments movie -- much like Charlton Heston on a cloud. As I matured, so did my concept of god. My god became less imaginable in the…

Staying in the Here and Now

There is absolutely no place or time you can ever be but in the here and now. And the here and now keeps expiring. We move through space and time, and before we can even get the words “here” and “now” out of our mouths, they have…

Obesity: Part 2 of 2 A Personal Perspective

I have discovered an understanding of obesity from my own experience that is different from that of those who define obesity as a Body Mass Index (BMI) above 30.0. I do agree that obesity is a disease, but I do not believe that it is purely…

Obesity: Part 1 of 2 The Facts

Obesity is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health. The American Medical Association (AMA) declared obesity to be a disease in 2013. As a result, increased research…

Practicing Soul Awareness

What does it mean to be a soul? Conceptually, in its most general definition, being a soul has to do with living in part as a non-physical being. In other words, part of our “self” is beyond time and space and, according to some religious…

Bathing Suit Body Blues

Are you self-conscious in a bathing suit? Join the club. It can help to remember that you are not alone. Bathing suits are funny things. At home, you see yourself naked. You know what you look like.  Do you stand in front of the mirror…

Party Politics or Democracy?

I never write about my political point of view for two reasons - I don’t consider myself to be well-enough informed to do so, and it is difficult to be heard without choosing sides. Yet one side only seems to listen to the other to formulate…

The Trouble with Assumptions and Expectations

Assumptions and expectations carry the same fatal flaw - they create a preconceived notion about the future that we relate to as if it should become reality. When life unfolds and doesn’t match our assumption or expectation…

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