I have been rereading Walden by Henry David Thoreau – which I’ve not perused in over 30 years. To think that a man not yet thirty wrote this is truly profound. His observations are both incisive as well as insightful – considering they were written in 1845! And though thankfully times have changed for both men and women, I still…
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not…
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A human being is part of a whole – called by us the ‘Universe,’ a part limited to time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest – a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection…
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Are you a sensitive person? Perhaps you’re familiar with the saying, “Be in the world, not of the world.” It can be very difficult for a sensitive, open person to participate in the reality most human beings seem comfortable with. For if we honor our senses, if we approach others with openness and honesty, one of two things might happen. We could experience another…
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Seven tricks your brain is playing on you by Mike Bundrant (images added by Bela Johnson) We all want to believe we are tough to fool. The problem is, even if you are not so gullible, your brain still works a certain way, making associations that create vulnerability to being easily fooled, or fooling yourself. It takes work to release…
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I’m looking through you Where did you go? I thought I knew you What did I know? You don’t look different, but you have changed I’m looking through you You’re not the same. ~ Lennon & McCartney This song runs through my head occasionally, along with the reminder that if I don’t like something about another person, the need to…
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