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Just in: My monkey mind officially announces its theme song
Posted on April 8, 2019 44 Comments
“When you get stuck fighting small battles, it makes you small.”—Hank Green You’ve probably heard it: Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back.” The all-time favorite line of my monkey mind (the Course calls it my ego) is “I like big but’s and I cannot lie.” Monkey mind doesn’t just LIKE big but’s. It throws them out […]
Look past appearances
Posted on April 2, 2018 20 Comments
“Man’s concept of his world built on the experience of the five senses is no longer adequate and in many cases no longer valid.”— Shafica Karagulla Right now, the planet you call home is spinning at a rate of roughly 930 miles per hour. It’s orbiting the sun at an astonishing 66,486 miles per hour. […]
I am light. And I stand before you to love you
Posted on February 14, 2017 35 Comments
“He contained a whole universe that I had yet to know.” —Patti Smith, singer, poet and visual artist I’ve been thinking a lot about first generation reality, something that’s a rare commodity these days. First generation reality is what life looks like without all the filters. The filters are the yellow waxy buildup that stops […]
It’s the year to change the pre-set buttons in your consciousness
Posted on January 6, 2015 18 Comments
“Do a loony-goony dance ’ Cross the kitchen floor. Put something silly in the world. That ain’t been there before.”—Shel Silverstein Car radios have buttons to pre-set favorite stations, making it easy to find, say KKFI and KPRS. Our minds work the same way. We program in certain “experiences” on our pre-set buttons and then […]
