Go placidly amid the noise & haste & remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. Avoid loud & aggressive persons, they …
Sound familiar? Truth of it: The very part of the brain affected by illness, be it Bipolar or Schizophrenia, is the frontal lobe. The frontal brain also contains judgement and awareness functions. This is why we do not recognize when we are in the grips of mania. The very part of our brain that should …
BEWARE! What happens when we go up against a FORCE OF NATURE? WE ARE LIVING THE REALITY OF THE FORCES OF NATURE…What do you think is happening to the world? What would you call a world on fire, while record floods rage. And the human animal being overwhelmed by YOUR OWN CHOICES. Now you see …
When was the last time you questioned your own opinion on…education, or childcare, or race, or gender, or perhaps politics…or your future and the future of your country? These are serious questions; questions that open consciousness, conscious thought. Without self-examination there can be no growth. The act of ”doubling down” on old, worn out ideology does more to set …
CONSCIOUSNESS: Lies are destructive. Lies are a cover for anything we want to hide. And, when we try to hide behind Lies, we actually betray ourselves. The Star Wars stories portray this principle simply and effectively. So, we shall shamelessly borrow. And we shall see how easy it is to embrace The Dark Side. It’s easy to justify a …
We are ending a very difficult year. It did not have to be this way. I write this on the last day of 2021, New Years Eve. We are going into the 3rd year of the pandemic. It did not have to be this way. Our thinking has become rigid. We are our own worst …
“We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein It is about time that we recognize what is happening in the U.S., and around the world’s democracies. There is a fear that has gripped some people – certainly not all. “Fear is the mind killer. …
Do we ever know when we are manic? Not really. We think if we take our meds, we’re fine. Those meds are the safety guard rails. Right? And, in all honesty, we crave a little mania. We are ‘smarter,’ ‘more clever,’ maybe more ‘spiritual,’ definitely more energetic. I never really understood mania. My husband always …
If you have a mental disorder such as depression, an anxiety or personality disorder, bipolar disorder, PTSD, etc. If you find yourself confused by the times – you are in good company. Dickens said it well: “It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.” We are almost two years into the …
These are the words of Thomas Paine. In his time (c. 1776), Paine was the Champion of the people. He lived in a time of Revolution. And he understood what such chaos does to a person’s Soul. We are living under such chaos: crazy lies pitting American against American; a deadly pandemic that many refuse …