Since I began my spiritual journey to find inner peace and health, I have discovered several good Cd’s and software that seem to help me focus and reduce anxiety. Here is a quick review of my meditation music. Mind Lab Music-Mind Mandala- This relaxing ten track CD is full of swirling synth sounds coupled with gently plucked guitars. Many of the [...]
Last year I had the opportunity to visit the Light Center in Black Mountain, NC. Getting there involved going off the beaten path but the signs were clear and I enjoyed driving through the scenic countryside. “The Light Center was created as a place where people could come to pray and meditate anytime, any day [...]
I finally gave in and purchased an iPhone 4 after my trusty LG Shine endured a clean and shiny death in the washing machine. I have always been a bit of a techno geek owning some of the first portable windows devices like the Ipaq. Anyway, now that I have joined the “revolution of happy [...]
I have been reading self help books and attending various “spiritual growth” events and workshops for many, many years. I have devoured the writings of Rhonda Byrne, Eckhart Tolle, Don Miguel Ruiz, Alan Watts, Deepak Chopra, Ernest Holmes plus many books on Buddhism and Christianity. Last night, in a Nyquil induced daze, it occurred to me that all [...]
According to researchers, meditation can increase your brain matter, enhance your ability to empathize, and reduce sensitivity to pain. Using MRI scans, researchers at UCLA examined the brains of long term meditates and noticed that areas of the brain for regulating emotions were larger than non meditates. In another study, researchers found that people who meditate on compassion and kindness actually alter [...]
Since I started reading Eckhart Tolle’s “The Power of Now”, I am trying to become fully present in my daily activities. According to Tolle, by living in the present moment we can overcome the cause of many of our sufferings and eventually find inner peace… Let’s face it, I eat way too fast and wolf down my dinner before everyone else. I am [...]
Many times we meet strangers along the way who cause us to pause, to remember who we are, why we are here, and think about where we are going. Last month, I met a soldier… I was coming back from speaking at the NSA’s National Convention in San Diego in July and had a stop [...]
Some people will do anything to escape the reality of their lives. With some, it’s drugs. With others, it’s identity, whether they identify with a belief or an activity or a relationship. I see the latter a lot – frightened egos trying to turn a relationship into a fortress. Look at the person you love [...]
Thinking about an email I received from a friend. After telling me the problems that some people close to us are having, my friend said, “Life is bumpy, isn’t it?” I replied that there is no reason that life shouldn’t be bumpy. Our suffering is not caused by the fact that life is hard, but [...]
If you watch any TV you’ve probably seen the ubiquitous commercials for the Snuggie™- A blanket with sleeves. In the infomercial you see attractive camera-ready men, women, and children blissfully smiling in their new found source of happiness. Suddenly, conundrums like “how do I answer the phone under a blanket?” are solved with the Snuggie™. Life is perfect [...]
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