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Label Makers
Tonight I realized how incredible it is that I am tapping on my keyboard and words are appearing on the screen. I have been in a tech career for over twenty years, and I have no earthly idea how this process really works at the lowest level. Since we know the result of something we…
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The Peace That Passes All Understanding.
In the quiet of a late evening, a man is sitting in contemplation on the hardwood floor of his home office. He is reading the new testament story where Jesus and his disciples were caught at sea by a furious squall. Jesus disciples were sure they would die. They woke Jesus in fear, and asked…
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Balance
Our physical world has much to teach us about our lives. What happens if you are trying to balance a plate on a stick if it leans too far one way or the other? I have been thinking about how this relates to realms like politics. What happens we lean extremely far right or left?…
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The Solo Self
When the cells in our body don’t collaborate and work together we call it a disorder. This is what happens with autoimmune disorders. In our modern culture we have become polarized, not to mention increasing isolation has increased with the pandemic. We don’t work together to solve problems. We work alone or in factions. Dr.…
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Life Hierarchy
The pictures we paint of the world are powerful tools. The way we see the world can either trap us or set us free. Common Hierarchy Turn it Upside Down Get a picture of the above hierarchy firmly planted in your mind, and then turn it upside down. Now you are at the top of…
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Learning Attention
If you can’t pay attention, it is because no one ever taught you how. I don’t like labels, but I have been professionally labeled with ADHD. The statement, “you can’t pay attention, because no one taught you how” changed my life for the better. Part of practicing mindfulness is sitting quietly and focusing on your…
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Past, Present, and Future
I am not thinking about the past, present, and future. That is kind of the point of the post. This is something I learned with meditation and mindfulness. “There is only one time we can literally do anything. It is in the present moment. -Me I have heard the saying that depression is caused by…
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Be Grateful, Gain More!
How does being grateful create more abundance in your life? I think it is mostly contained in these words, I read this on Twitter a long time ago, but this is something I try to remember and ponder regularly. “If you focus on what you have, you gain what you lack. And if you focus…
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Powerful Questions!
I watched the below YouTube video interview with Gary Douglass. He had a couple of great suggestions I am trying out. This is practical stuff for the most part. This is also a pretty a good episode if you don’t mind a little spirituality talk mixed in. Who does that belong to? When you sense…