October 31 … feeding your Extended Family
This morning, clean out your cupboards of non-recently-used &/or non-perishable food items – as well as more than a few pieces of fresh, high-quality produce. Call your friends and neighbors, let them know what you’re doing, and encourage them to join you, and then later in the afternoon collect all the food donated and drive […]
the 4 characteristics of Love … (12/30/10)
Thich Nhat Hanh lists four primary characteristics of pure LOVE: Kindness, Compassion, Detachment & Joy … When LOVE is truly present, all four of these virtues are felt in abundance as well. Likewise, when any of these principles is fully actualized, LOVE blooms into being. And yet, for most westerners at least, these concepts do […]
November 01 … Crafting in Youth
Co-creating Beauty is one of the foundations of a vibrant Community, and yet in our modern-day rush to “get things done” and then “have fun” thereafter, the majority of us seem to have lost the essence of that foundation. With this thought in mind, go forth today and create something wondrous with (and for) others, […]
November 02 … Thanking your Mentors
Take a few minutes this morning and remember at least six (6) positive influences from your childhood (e.g. parents, teachers, mentors, friends, counselors, coaches, etc) … Find the contact information for as many of them as you can & reach out to them later in the day with a phone call &/or an email/letter of […]
November 03 … Money as a Messenger
Obtain at least 12 $1 dollar bills and write an uplifting message on each of them in brightly colored ink (decorating the bills lavishly is great too). Then during the day, give three (3) of them to friends, three (3) of them to associates, three (3) of them to strangers & leave three (3) of […]
how to See … (12/27/08)
One method you can use to SEE deeper into the objective nature of your Reality is to pause briefly with your eyes closed. Then, envision all matter as being composed of gossamer-thin lines of energy woven between seas of light-pearls (atoms). Now open your eyes and choose to see the same all around you. As […]
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