Why are there no butterflies that when they flap their yellow wings you can hear music? YES, THERE ARE if you believe. Why are there no dogs that when they bark you see a variety of colors? YES, THERE ARE if you believe. Why are there no fragrances when they […]
The Aborigines from Australia view EMPATHY as embedded into the social process. This emotional energy radiates beyond human relationship even into communicating with plants, animals and the earth itself. The first emotion the Aborigines cultivate is EMPATHY. For them the feeling of EMPATHY extends beyond the moral sense, it is […]
There is a written word in old Chinese that is LISTEN. The word is comprised of four parts. One has the meaning of EARS, one the meaning of HEART, one the meaning of EYES, and one the meaning of ATTENTION. How beautiful and significant is that. How many of you […]
There are many definitions that are attributed to the SOUL. We are not going to discuss the religious, mythology, pop-culture version of the SOUL. But we will discuss the SOUL that we evaluate through our values, our actions and our beliefs. The pure essence that radiates from a person that […]
We have been taught to be influential, and also to be strong and powerful like the tall oak in the forest. We have to assert ourselves convincingly and even bend other people to our will. But Lao Tzu, of the TAO, shows us that the sapling, not the oak, prevails […]
Hopefully it is; “so that we actually feel the BLISS of being alive,” says Joseph Campbell. Many of us are involved in doing things to achieve purposes of outer value that we forget the inner value, the BLISS. We forget the spirituality of helping others, of collaborating, of completing the […]
To persuade someone to your perspective is done by showering them with understanding, care, love and GRATITUDE. The honor of giving and the humility of receiving, all is a CIRCLE. The CULTURE OF GRATITUDE is a gift; that the CIRCLE of reciprocity flows back again and again. This gift comes […]
IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON to change things for the better. We must share our thoughts, our knowledge, our wisdom without the fear that someone will “steal” our idea. IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON to take the first step. Believing in yourself, is a bridge, it shows confidence in yourself. […]
A HUG is a simple gesture of trust, affection and friendship. “To HUG” means to hold closely, to cherish. The word HUG comes from Scandinavian origin, around the 1560s, from the Old Norse-the word meant “to comfort.” There is no clear origin on when it originated. It seems to […]
To paraphrase Neil deGrasse Tyson; “I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s beliefs rather than beliefs shaping what people THINK is true.” There is a difference between truth and meaning. There are people that would rather KNOW than THINK, establishing a certitude of ready-made beliefs […]
