things over which we have choice
Sometimes we can be so creative as humans. Instead of having relationships we talk about how to have them. I had a bright glimpse of the obvious this morning when I was on the phone with my friend. Instead of just having a conversation we were in fact spending most of the time talking about…
Sometimes it is very easy to get caught up in the capitalistic model of “doing”. After all, doing is fun. Doing is where the “action” happens. This is true and the next statement is not to say that we should not “do” things. But the reality of life is that we are not what we…
If a building requires steel to make its skeleton then asking is required to build the blueprint of a happy life. You see we receive what we believe. Paradoxically the interesting thing about what we believe is often we have to receive it first. So we need to receive to believe to receive. And so goes the cycle of life. A…
Easter is just past and in the Christian tradition it means a renewal has occurred. The story tells us that the messiah has arrived for the believers and he has in fact died for his followers and been reborn. Hence all his followers need do is to believe and also be reborn without human failings…
Does the Divine have an ego? According to some spiritual traditions humans are fashioned in the image of their deity. Does it follow then that the judeo-christian-muslim deity has an ego? If it is “divine ego” that creates spectacular scenery and perfection such as this photo portrays then I say, more power to it. The ego…
I apologize (well not really) for writing about kissing all your troubles away but I could not resist. This is my husband and as you can see by the photo, he is very kissable. It was he who taught me that anything and everything can be kissed away. You see whenever I am being particularly…
Sometimes a thing can be so obvious it appears as almost invisible to us. This photo is about the sky but without the water, the sky would not be blue. This can be true in our own lives as well. Life provides us with consciousness yet we not be aware of it or use it…
This moment. Not the next one. Not the last one. This moment, right here and now is magic. As it is true for this moment so is it true for all others. What have I done to create and celebrate magic in my life? This is an interesting question we must ask ourselves if we…
Sometimes we carry baggage from our past around because we think it will help us. After all, they are good memories. We are mistaken. They will not help us and they distract us from this moment now. Baggage is simply extra weight and just like at the airport, it is going to cost us to…
Forget expectation and head directly into celebration. Do not pass go. Collect happiness along the way. When we live our lives from a place of expectation we are essentially traversing across it similar to how this bridge is above the water. Expectation is the fastest way to kill choice, both for ourselves and also for…