Remember the story of Icarus, son of Daedalus, who, with wings of wax and against his father’s instruction, flew too close to the sun? Or Harry Potter, Quidditch Seeker, who flew high, fell to the ground and had to have his broken body’s bones re-grown with Madame Pomfrey’s potion? Whether modern or ancient, myths can teach us where potential pitfalls…
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Everybody’s wonderin’ what and where they all came from. Everybody’s worryin’ ’bout where they’re gonna go when the whole thing’s done…I believe in love and I live my life accordingly. But I choose to let the mystery be. ~ Iris DeMent Fear makes a strange but undeniably solid bedfellow. We get sick. Our body betrays us by exhibiting signs and…
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The concept of destiny implies that we have come to earth with a mission or focus. To forge ahead in life without reflecting on the unique personal nature of experiences, the feelings they arouse and how those feelings expand our awareness is to observe rather than engage. When we engage, we are becoming more aware of our thoughts, actions, and…
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Find a “Comfort Food” for Your Mind – by Gretchen Rubin One common happiness question is: How do you give yourself a boost? If you’re feeling anxious, blue, angry, scared, what can you do to soothe yourself? A few days ago, I posted 5 myths for fighting the blues. Okay, those don’t work very well. So what does? One suggestion: find…
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Sixteenth century English philosopher Francis Bacon credits three inventions for having changed the course of history: the magnet, the compass and gunpowder. Along with these arrived a hubris which allowed certain people to assert dominion over nature unprecedented in our time. From the late Jungian James Hillman, who along with W.H. Roscher penned the spellbinding Pan and the Nightmare: When…
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Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot; seek the path that demands your whole being. Leave that which is not, but appears to be; seek that which is, but is not apparent. ~ Rumi Most of us have considered the wisdom in going with the flow. Surely life would be much easier if only we could! If we listen to…
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