LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #26 – the challenge of INFORMATION “He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” ~ Thomas Jefferson “The flood of information that swamps me daily seems to produce more pain than gain. And it’s not just the incoming tidal […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #26 – INFORMATION (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “Some people read for instruction, which is praiseworthy, and some for pleasure, which is innocent, but not a few read from habit, and I suppose that is neither innocent nor praiseworthy. Conversation bores, games tire, and thoughts, which we are […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #27 – the challenge of NORMALCY “The great safeguard of society and of domestic life was that sane people did what their neighbors did, so that if any lunatics were at large, one might know and avoid them.” ~ Mary Anne Evans “The reward for conformity is that everyone likes […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #27 – NORMALCY (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “We fool ourselves if we say we do not see color and culture and difference. We cheat ourselves when we say that all of us are the same. We should not want to be the same as others and we […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #28 – the challenge of RELIGION IMPORTANT: If you consider yourself a religious person, please understand that this post is NOT an attack on your religion. Rather, it is simply a gentle exposé of the tendency we humans have to undermine our own spiritual beliefs by becoming addicted to them. […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #28 – RELIGION (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “I prayed and received no clear answer, until I started praying with moving feet.” ~ inspired by Frederick Douglas Each of us has a unique relationship with the Divine that only we can ourselves truly comprehend. As such, each of […]
No matter where you go to be loved, Love will not be found … No matter where you go to LOVE, Love will be everywhere.
Regardless of what each of us believes about the nature of God, most can agree that He (or She … or It) is a Universal Presence; an energy that encompasses and enfolds everyone and everything. That having been said, it is relatively safe to say that God — especially the God of “perfect Love” commonly […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #29 – the challenge of ENVY “When you look at someone and long for something that is not yours or that you cannot have, you simply know deep inside that something is amiss. It’s an absence of self; a profound loss of heartbeat.” ~ inspired by Nadege Richards “Envy is […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #29 – ENVY (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “Love, and all doors will open up to you. So stop asking yourself why you are unhappy, why you suffer so many setbacks … The reason is simply that you have no Love. If you had Love, nothing would resist […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #30 – the challenge of REGRET “He tried to name which of the deadly seven might apply, and when he failed, he decided to append an eighth … regret.” ~ Charles Frazier “When someone you love says goodbye, you can stare so long and hard at the door they closed […]
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