I met this guy, Ben Vizy, at a Community Cycles gathering and after talking with me for a few minutes he asked me to come to do a podcast with him. Since I thoroughly enough talking to people about deep […]
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An Enlightened Asshole Starts Speaking Again
I did my first YouTube video in 11 years and I hope to start producing more videos soon. You can watch it here and follow my channel: An Enlightened Asshole Starts Speaking Again I love feedback, particularly constructive criticism, but any […]
Getting on the right track to long-term recovery
by Adam Cook (www.addicationhub.org) Rebuilding a life after addiction isn’t easy. Addressing the physical and psychological issues that caused your substance abuse in the first place is an around-the-clock battle in many cases. Combined with the pressure of providing for your […]
Mindful Relating
Last night I went to the Trident Philosophy Group where the topic of discussion was about “What is Love?” We had a great discussion and I had forgotten what it was like to be around people who have the capacity […]
Heaven is a Choice
I wonder how many people are aware that life can be experienced as Perfect, Heavenly or Nirvana right NOW. It does not seem to be that a lot of people are aware that they can have a perfect life, live […]
Being Tolerated
I guess I have come to accept that not only will I never be appreciated in life, but that I will probably never be TOLERATED by anyone. This is sad to me but understandable. The book I am writing, Mindful […]
Rejection
Why does rejection hurt so much? Why do people reject one another? Yesterday I had someone I wanted to stay connected with unfriend me on Facebook and it was painful. Intellectually I recognize that this person did this to protect himself; […]
The Gift
Many times in my life someone has said something to me that upset me to the core of my being. Sometimes I was so upset that I put out of my mind what the person said, but the effect of […]
Being Terrorized is a Choice
Being terrorized is a choice, a choice that in today’s world we all have everyday. Personally I enjoy the drama of terrorism. I see and hear what other people see and hear but I CHOOSE to react to it differently; […]
Is There a Downside to Cuddling?
I often go to T-Group, a weekly sensitivity or authentic relating practice group. The idea behind T-Group is to talk about your feelings and in so doing you become aware of your deeper desires or motivation behind our actions, then […]