Someone recently asked this question and it inspired me to write this. Her question was, “Do you believe that when the moment you are born, everything that you do in your life has been written, basically mapped out?” First off, that’s a difficult question and I do not believe there is a simple yes/no […]
Tag: life lessons
Atonement. (This will not be a religious discussion.)
A few months ago I had a conversation with a friend and he was talking about relationships that had not gone well and that even many years later (and after much growth and maturing), he felt bad about these situations. We had a deep conversation that felt enlightening to him (in terms of opening his […]
Mind-noise.
Can’t focus. Scattered thoughts. Wandering mind. Jumpy, random words… and entire conversations. Easily distracted. Can’t sleep. You might even get headaches because of all the noise going on in your mind. It’s not audible outside you (to anyone else), but the energy is real, it’s there and it’s so strong that inside your mind it’s […]
An afterthought on meditation.
Had a chat with a friend about meditating. How do you do it? What works for you? What are your results? Etc. We discussed details and techniques, but I omitted the most important part from our conversation… it’s purpose. I think we both had an understanding of what it is and why to do it. […]
“Thank you for acknowledging my existence.”
When I was going to college I used to park in the same place and walk the same directions to and from class every day. I went to a school in downtown Seattle. There were lots of homeless people everywhere. I’ve always battled between giving money or food, whether it’s a good thing or not. […]