Farewell Wildwood! … (12/07/10)

My return to Georgia this time was also not without much Meaning.   Not only, was I able to continue to care for the Alexzanna Farms animal residents and tend its woods, I was asked by a group of folks from the Chattanooga community to lead a class on “radical Virtue”.  This 11-week event, entitled “A […]

Refreshing your Routine (December 6th)

December 06 – Refreshing your Routine: So much of our day is filled with thousands of small habits, and while altering them might not seem important, doing so is an invaluable aid to the release of the ego-self that is controlling many of our unhealthy choices. So take a few moments and write down your […]

Dying to the old self (December 5th)

December 05 – Dying to the old self: Find a time this morning and have the courage to visualize your own death … If you were to die this instant, what regrets would you have? What would you have done that you did not attempt? What would you have said that you did not say? […]

Unconditional Forgiveness (December 4th)

December 04 – Unconditional Forgiveness: Sit down and write down five (5) of the actions of others that have most harmed you (with physical pain, intellectual confusion &/or emotional sadness/fear) … Now write each of these actions’ “perpetrators” a note, outlining your perception of their offense(s) and expressing your unconditional Forgiveness to them. Imagine yourself […]

Unconditional Repentance (i.e. self-Acceptance … December 3rd)

December 03 – Unconditional Repentance: Sit down and write down five (5) of your past actions that harmed someone else (with physical pain, intellectual confusion &/or emotional sadness/fear) … Now write a letter forgiving yourself for those transgressions. Mail that letter to yourself – today! ………………………………….. This one felt really good, actually. Before I started, […]

Simplification (December 2nd)

December 02 – Simplification: Go through your house and find three (3) items that you have not used in the last month (and that are not broken) and drop them off at the nearest Goodwill store (or branch of the Salvation Army or a local church, etc.). Bonus Activity: Find 3 more items, wrap them […]

Dedication to re-Awakening (December 1st)

December 01– Dedication to re-Awakening: Dedicate one hour this evening to being completely alone. In this time, sit in stillness (no TV, no radio, no music, no cell phone, no conversation, no books). In this time, decide whether or not you earnestly want to engage in the Awakening of your True Self … Your mind […]