In the past week or so, for the first time in several years, I’ve actually looked at joining someone else’s coaching program (and I did it by clicking on YouTube ad, of…
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Populate Your World with What You Want
Reading excerpt for tonight: Why does Saying No to It Mean Saying Yes To It? Your vibrational Universe has the Law of Attraction as its basis. That means that your Universe is…
Small Pleasures but Still Appreciated
A few nights ago I mentioned the Christmas decorations in East Sacramento. We were just passing through the neighborhood then, but tonight we made it official, my wife spending a good forty-five…
Making Peace With What Is (Part 2)
So just a few minutes ago I was sitting here at my computer, aiming to clear my mind and get some things done. Admittedly, my mind was a blur. I was feeling…
Soothing the Mental Patient
It’s interesting to be with this mind of mine. Up and down my mood can go, like a roller coaster, a consequence of the monkey-mind head chatter that acts up sometimes. One…
Wired to Conform?
Jason Zweig wrote an excellent book called “Your Money & Your Brain,” which I have written about repeatedly, because it is so dang good (!). While it is focused around people’s behavior…
Christmas Tree Jr. and Stream-Of-Consciousness Miscellany
Here we are in December 2020. The final month of the Year of Years begins. We made it, folks. I started the month by running 6 2/3 miles this morning as part…
Discerning Those Yellow Bricks
By and large, you could say that I have spent the last twenty years doing all I can to cultivate inner peace. It’s a big part of what my happiness obsession is…
Magnificence Writ Large Across the Sky
This morning I was working out in the backyard (something I have been doing over the past few months on non-running days), when I noticed high above me a long, thin streak…
The North Star of Happiness Beckons
Earlier this year I wrote about my intention not to do things that suck :). My “No More Suckiness” Philosophy resulted from life experiences that really sucked. After all the confusion, lack…