Sometimes it becomes important to understand that what is right and real and true - is not what you’d like it to be. Resistance to new ideas, new ways of thinking, new ways of communicating, new ways of receiving can all be challenges that must simply be…overcome. Sometimes the universe just doesn’t give you a lot of options about it.

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If you are a fan of Douglas Adams 1992 sci-fi/humor book and series “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” you’ll know that “The answer to life, the universe and everything” is 42. Of course, if 42 is the answer it becomes rather obvious that we don’t really understand the question in the first place. The search for the question is the premise of his series. Though intended as humorous and non-sensical entertainment, he posits a not-so-insignificant idea to consider - is it possible to know both the question and the answer at the same time?

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The human body is an amazing piece of equipment which is intimately controlled by an even more amazing piece of equipment - our brain. Not so coincidentally this is where our emotions are formed as well. Is it so unreasonable a stretch to think that there might be a link between the two?

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I lost my water bottle. Change was bound to happen after that…

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The other day I wrote myself a love note. I was feeling a little down and I needed a pick-me-up. It was simple really, and it only took me about 10 minutes. I hardly thought about it either before or after I wrote it.

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At first I just thought they were yelling at each other like they do so often. Then they got louder and then it started to sound like something was about to get dangerous. Growing increasingly annoyed and then concerned I finally looked out the window to see what my next-door neighbors were doing.

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In our society the default answer to nearly every question is “Yes.” Advertising is all geared towards getting us to say “Yes - I need that.” We phrase our inquiries looking for yes: “Would you like more coffee?” “Would you be interested in joining me for dinner?” “Would you help me move next week?” Continue Reading »

Father’s and son’s - it’s almost the epitome of difficult relationships in our society. Either they get along great and have a deep connection, they get along ok but the connection is shallow and superficial, or they barely speak. Continue Reading »

I recently made a commitment to a 21-day community phone-based meditation. I was a little concerned about making this commitment as the call was at 7am - a bit early for me. But I was excited about the meditation I’d experienced and was looking forward to joining the meditation community that was being created.

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