“The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.” ~Albert Einstein You would have to be living in a cave tucked away in the Himalayan Mountains to not see the hostilities that are raging around the world. The Ukraine, Multiple conflicts in the Middle East,…
If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, infinite! ~ William Blake How you see the world is impacted greatly by your thoughts and underlying beliefs. Our beliefs color the lenses we use to see the world. Our perception includes many different lenses, which include but are not limited…
“My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.” ~ Michael J. Fox At various times in my life I have felt somewhat worn-down by the steady flow of negativity and the events unfolding in our world. Lately, it feels as though these events have been a constant…
“Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.” ~Zig Ziglar As we approach Thanksgiving this week and with all the turmoil going on in the world, it might be a little bit tougher…
“If all the world’s a stage, please stick to your own script and read your own lines!” – Joe Contrera With all of the chaos unfolding in the world, I am struck by the level of judgment folks have towards others. Social media has given everyone a voice and so they use it to…
“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need but not every man’s greed.” ~Gandhi Recently, I watched a Netflix series entitled, Life on Our Planet. It is one of the more inciteful shows I have seen. The story is fascinating, it is a story of our planet over the course of the last 4…
Order, Disorder, & Reorder ~ Richard Rohr Thesis, Antithesis, & Synthesis ~ George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel A Long Time Ago in a Land Far… For thousands of years, civilizations have experienced a pattern of change. According to author Richard Rohr, he believes we experience a time of order where things are settled and stable. Then…
“I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on, I can’t believe you.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche “The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off.” ~ Joe Klaas Recently, I expanded my reading to include books and articles whose premise or concepts are outside of my normal…
“We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.” ~ Martin Luther King (In honor of MLK) When you think about The Great Race, what comes to mind? Depending on your age, it could be the 1965 movie entitled, The Great Race, or the annual Great Race of North America, or…
My Worldview: It’s What I Make It Mean! Sometimes a quote comes along and just smacks me upside the head. That happened recently when I read this quote from Richard Rohr, “Most of us do not see things as they are; we see things as we are.” I think this is profound, because it quickly…