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Day 235: Taming the Reading Hobgoblin

Posted on March 26, 2019

A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. –Emerson A few months ago I wrote that I wasn’t feeling as motivated to read. Well, we are nearly through the third month…

Day 233: How to Make a Subject Feel Good?

Posted on March 24, 2019

Abraham-Hicks is an awesome Law of Attraction teacher. I quote or refer to them often. One idea that I have continually heard from Abraham-Hicks has to do with the power of focusing…

Day 194: Is this thought satisfying?

Posted on February 13, 2019

You could say that the Universe responds to your vibrational offerings, to your point of attraction, to the thoughts you think, and to the way you feel. The Universe is not responding…

Day 178: Are You a Highly Sensitive Person?

Posted on January 28, 2019

A long time ago I read a book called “The Highly Sensitive Person,” by Elaine Aron. At the time, I was just starting to get into my personal journey of self-help and…

Day 173: Ask and It Is Given

Posted on January 23, 2019

…is an excellent book that I find myself coming back to again and again. It was written by Esther and Jerry Hicks of “Abraham” fame. Abraham is the spiritual teacher that I…

Day 170: What would you do if you knew everyone were watching?

Posted on January 20, 2019

A long time ago I heard the question, “What would you do if you knew everyone were watching? How would you live your life?” I was still in college at the time,…

Day 161: Reading Funk or Reaching for Satisfaction?

Posted on January 11, 2019

So as I have written before, I enjoy reading. In fact, the link I just put in that last sentence was to my 2018 reading list. That post was from December 11th….

Day 143: The Power of Presence

Posted on December 24, 2018

Time isn’t precious at all, because it is an illusion. What you perceive as precious is not time but the one point that is out of time: the Now. That is precious…

Day 136: A Winter Wonderland of Leaves

Posted on December 17, 2018

Okay, so maybe we Californians at coastal altitudes do not get to experience those winters that are the mythical subject of so many Holiday songs.  The key missing ingredient, of course, is…

Day 130: My 2018 Reading List

Posted on December 11, 2018

As I have written before,  I love to read.  In fact, (because I’m such an uber-tracker I guess), I have written down the books I have read for the past four years.  …

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