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Margaret B. Lynes Ms. Lynes likes her coffee they way she likes her men, strong and sweet! She is a business owner who has been trained in both the science and spirituality of earth’s minerals; everything from designing and making her own jewelry to using crystals as tools for energy work and healing. She is also a consummate and adventurous cook and loves to explore new dishes and create her own unique recipes. Ms. Lynes was the owner and operator of The Rock and Gem Store, a mineral and gem shop that she ran for over a decade. At the shop she taught courses in grounding, meditation and healing, as well as carrying a wide selection of exotic gemstones, crystal specimens from around the world and a beautiful assortment of cut stones and jewelry. Ms. Lynes is a ‘people person’ who enjoys meeting with everyone. Often she is called to read deeply into internal their energy flows - removing blocks and restoring balance. She connects up to the divine, becoming a conduit for guidance that they need to hear. Ms. Lynes has spent a great deal of her life studying the spiritual arts. She has been trained in energy work, grounding, and chi infusion, studying under Master Jack Teoh, a Tibetan Monk and world champion martial artist. She has also studied Pranayama Yoga, yoga that deals with breath and breath control to enhance and move the energy flows within the body. Ms Lynes has four sons, two grandchildren and has been married for over thirty years. Her favorite place to relax is a sandy beach looking out over the ocean. She currently lives with her spouse in the beautiful secluded hills of Sussex County, NJ. |
Michael is the Author of 4 books:
Time For Blood For Book Click Here |
Destroyer's Blood For Book Click Here
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There Is A Reaper. Losing A Child To Cancer A True Story For Book Click Here |
The Fat Man Gets Out of Bed For Book Click Here |
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12-17-2024 |
FOCUS
Your focus IS your reality. . . don’t misplace it.
Pain Body results from False Identity, a misplaced FOCUS.
Proper focus becomes Conscious Awareness. . .
Everything depends on INTENT
We discuss. . . |
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12-3-2024 |
Stoicism Understood. . . We discuss |
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11-26-2024 |
Gratitude - Thanksgiving - Prayer We need more of all three. . . We discuss. |
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11-19-2024 |
Empathy Pain Balance PEACE We discuss . . . |
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11-12-2024 |
True POWER
is not DOMINANCE, FORCE,
or the capacity to RULE over OTHERS
True power comes from CHOICE,
and choice comes from WITHIN.
We discuss. . . |
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11-5-2024 |
Walking through HELL for dummies (like us) We discuss. . . |
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10-29-2024 |
Definitions are like a BOX.
THINGS belong in BOXES
BEINGS do NOT. . .
We discuss... |
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10-22-2024 |
Discovering the INTEGRITY of BEING. We discuss. . . |
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10-15-2024 |
EGO Why do we have one? Where does it come from? Would we all be better off without one? We discuss... |
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10-8-2024 |
Does the Universe exist because of
free will
or in spite of it? We discuss... |
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9-24-2024 |
When given the choice, Choose PRESENCE Choose SPIRIT Choose NOW Choose LIFE
We discuss. |
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9-17-2024 |
Dialog: Stupidity’s Ancient Foe. . . How to use the Socratic Method in the Internet Age. |
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9-10-2024 |
STUPIDITY No greater force exists in the UNIVERSE. We discuss. . . |
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8-20-2024 |
The Five Stages of GOD. . .
We discuss |
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8-13-2024 |
Emotional Resilience Life is full of storms. Sudden upsets that seem to blow in out of nowhere and wreak havoc on the Ship of your Life. No one can avoid all storms. It is foolish even to try. The key is in how you navigate them. We discuss. . . |
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8-6-2024 |
Kindness The root of KINDNESS is Compassion The root of COMPASSION is to see Yourself in the Other The root of All Beings is SOURCE We discuss. . . |
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7-30-2024 |
Expectations are the root of all SUFFERING. ACCEPT what IS. Move beyond it. Find PEACE. We discuss. . . |
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7-23-2024 |
The Causal Universe, and our ability to use Reason to discover its fundamental truths, reveals the Presence of Source, the Primary Mover. This Ultimate Consciousness pre-exists and underlies Creation as a whole, and is reflected within our own Consciousness. We discuss. . . |
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7-16-2024 |
Relationships Vs. EGO Relationships seem to be an elusive commodity in the modern world. Frustration and Despair rise in direct proportion to the amount of EGO that pollutes expectations. Genuine relationships minimize EGO. They are forged from Common Experiences, Attentiveness, and Openness. We discuss. . . |
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7-9-2024 |
Negative Self-Talk Voices in your head, self-talk that sounds so reasonable and convincing, it's almost impossible to ignore. The internal voice sounds like you, and it wants to convince you that it's always right, lulling you into hypnotic compliance with its incessant, and sometimes self-destructive, monologue. Awakening from this spell requires an act of will. Seek the true I - beneath the chatter. We discuss. . . |
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7-2-2024 |
It's
POETRY NIGHT! Our selection for discussion is: On Death - by Kalil Gibran. Buckle up. . . |
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6-25-2024 |
Quantum Consciousness:
Objective Consciousness via Orchestrated Objective Reduction [Orch OR] cannot be defined. In a fundamental way is outside of all rules and means of understanding. Sir Rodger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff theorize that consciousness arises from a quantum phenomenon. New discoveries support their theory. We discuss. . . |
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6-11-2024 |
AWARENESS To confuse the Personal with the Intimate is to confuse the Sun with the Light it emits, or to conflate the Body with the Soul it contains. Personal Awareness, "Who am I? What is my job? Where do I live? What is expected of me? What do I like or dislike?", is far different from Intimate Awareness, the feeling of Presence, of the eternal Moment of Now. The Personal is the Ego, the Little I. The Intimate is the Now, the vast I AM. . . We discuss. |
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6-4-2024 |
NOW
This simple three letter word encompasses every moment of your life, every moment of all existence, yet -- it is impossible to codify in thought. NOW is being - pure existence - the true IAM. We discuss. . . |
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5-14-2024 |
Our brains are electro-magnetic-organic structures, deeply influenced by their energetic environment.
Quantum theory has shown that Consciousness is beyond the physical, transduced, rather than produced by this organ.
The Brain is our interface, not our origin.
Electromagnetism, EMF, magnetism, and even solar storms, affect consciousness.
Just as waves in water change sunlight as it passes through, refracting and reflecting physical reality.
We discuss. . . |
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5-7-2024 |
Unease, tension, dismay, and distress. . .
Our world seems full of these things.
People are on edge -- the smallest thing can ignite a virulent response.
What is the source?
How can we fight the disquiet of the soul?
We discuss. . . |
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4-30-2024 |
Love and Understanding
are Rare. . . To find them individually seems difficult, perhaps impossible. Compassion is their unifying principle. Being Present in full awareness is your connection. . . We discuss. |
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4-16-2024 |
Desire. .
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We all want things. They can be physical objects, or positions of esteem and power. Fulfillment of our desires is always the future, forever out of reach. Do we get what we want? Or what we deserve? We discuss. . . |
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4-9-2024 |
The EGO is Untouchable and
Invincible. . . Its power grows as you struggle against it, feeding like a parasite in the darkness. The Light of Consciousness is your sword, cutting like a sunbeam through shadow. We discuss. . . |
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4-2-2024 |
Fate: As Thoreau famously said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Buddhists call it Samsara, the endless wheel of Karma. The source of this desperation is the Unobserved Unconscious, the feeling of being trapped in the Pain Body. The Light of Consciousness brings awareness to this spinning darkness, We discuss. . . |
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2024-03-26 |
Authenticity: How do we know when we are being Authentic? How do we come to the Authentic SELF and not the EGO self? Authenticity is Creative, it engenders Trust and Love. It is revealed when we suffer, when we struggle and overcome. We discuss. . . |
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2024-03-19 |
CREATIVITY The process of bringing something new into existence is associated deeply with Presence and Being. True creative force flows from our connection to Source. Stillness is the root creation and the path to our creative power. We discuss. |
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2-27-2024 |
The Spirit of Contention Affects every relationship, both human to human and human to source. Disarming contention is the first step onto the pollen path .. .the beauty way. We discuss. . . |
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2-13-2024 |
IT'S POETRY NIGHT! And the subject is FEAR. The amazing Kalil Gibran is our author and our muse We discuss. . . |
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2-6-2024 |
Courage: The courage of one's convictions is a rare quality. Very few have the capacity to stand up, in the face of the opinion of the crowd, or society, or the majority, and choose what they believe is right, or love themselves enough to not care what others think. We discuss. . . |
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1-30-2024 |
Life without end is life without
MEANING. Limitations and Mortality are what make life precious. They make our actions
MATTER. |
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1-23-2024 |
Suffering also TAKES time -
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stealing from your present LIFE. Fear of suffering can rule us. The Memory of suffering can cripple us. Live without suffering in the NOW We discuss. . . |
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1-16-2024 |
Problems: We all have them, and in the worst case they seem to come from within. The EGO loves identifying problems, and its toxic voice can be internalized, finding fault in all that we do. All of this falls within the "Dilemma of Me. . ." The ego-persona which wishes to exist in our thinking mind. This is our only true problem. We discuss. |
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1-9-2024 |
Unconditional. . . Love is a word in the same way that Death is a word. We see a symbol, move our breath, utter a sound, and, we think we know it. We no more understand Love than we do Death. Both are beyond us, and both are Unconditional. . . We discuss. |
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1-2-2024 |
Non-Attachment: Stoicism Conserve your attention! Guard your engagement with people, and avoid emotional attachments. People engage in melodrama. They wish to feed on your energy and occupy your awareness. Do not give your attention haphazardly Detach from PEOPLE and find your inner PEACE We discuss. . . |
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12-26-2023 |
You are NOT special: On the other hand, you are a unique and irreproducible creation, living a life of extraordinary exceptionality. Both these things are true. We discuss. . . |
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12-19-2023 |
Gratitude: The root of JOY is GRATITUDE.
Far too often we neglect to be grateful for what we already have. We spend our days seeking that which we lack, rather than accepting and being thankful for what we have.
Ingratitude brings negativity, envy, and resentment – stealing our Joy in the Present Moment of NOW.
In this world with all its troubles, more than ever we must be mindful of our blessings.
We discuss. . . |
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12-12-2023 |
The WORLD is a pathless wilderness.
There are no maps, no shortcuts.
No wrong way. No right track.
Life is an adventure to be LIVED.
We discuss. . . |
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12-5-2023 |
Why Be Good?
Being good means following the rules, playing fair, and doing unto others as you would have them do to you. But why?
Often the motive is a selfish one, an unspoken “Quid pro Quo” or “This gets that”.
If I am good, we reason, then good will come to me. We deserve it.
But this is FALSE.
Life does not care if we are good. Bad things come regardless. Good is not a reward. Bad is not a punishment.
We discuss. . . |
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11-28-2023 |
Overcoming Past Trauma
Memory is crucial to our ability to function.
But it is a two-edged sword, and living in a world warped by the past is stultifying and stressful.
Overcoming and integrating Past Trauma is the key to unlocking Present Joy.
We discuss. . . |
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11-21-2023 |
It’s POETRY NIGHT!
And we’re picking one of our favorites by Longfellow:
A Psalm of Life. . .
Enjoy! |
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11-14-2023 |
The PRISON of MEANING LIFE is MEANINGLESS. You are not.
Sartre, Niechtzhe, and Camus proved that the Universe is absurd, without meaning, void, and endless.
But the UNIVERSE is contained within your consciousness. It exists nowhere else.
Meaning cannot be found in any goal or achievement. Yet every instant of your existence contains boundless worth.
We discuss. . . |
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11-7-2023 |
The PRISON of STUPIDITY Stupidity is a force of nature. A scion of the fundamental chaos underlying the universe - it channels energy from an infinite source, overcoming any imaginable barrier or safeguard. Few prisons are so vast, deep, or dire. We discuss. . . |
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10-24-2023 |
The PRISON of HABITS Habits are spirits. They posses you. They can shape your life and the lives of those around you. They have the power to animate your body. They enable EGO and energize the PAIN Body. Habits can be a prison - easy to get into - difficult to escape. We discuss. . . |
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10-17-2023 |
Prison Series Part 5
The Prison of Anxiety Continued:
Escaping the Prison
The Prison of Anxiety is dark and deep.
Those trapped inside often need guidance to escape.
We discuss. . . |
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10-10-2023 |
Part five in the PRISON Series: The PRISON of ANXIETY Anxiety, Worry, Stress, Tension. . .
All come from living in the unknown FUTURE instead of the present moment of NOW.
Your focus is on that which ‘could be’ or ‘might be’ – stealing enjoyment from your present life.
Worry is toxic to the soul – a prison made of imagined fear.
We discuss. . . |
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10-03-2023 |
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Sacrifice is the key to MEANING What is meaningful in your life? Relationships, Conversations, Goals. All require SACRIFICE to achieve, and all have meaning in direct proportion to how much you sacrificed for them. A meaningful experience requires sacrifice. An EASY life is also a MEANINGLESS one. We discuss. . . |
9-26-2023 |
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Prison Series Part Four: The PRISON of GUILT
Atonement or At-One-Ment is the sense that you must reunite with one that you have separated yourself from.
Our actions separate us from our loved ones.
ATONEMENT brings us back into alignment with them. The sense of Guilt, Shame for one's actions, Realization that you have wronged another, Action to admit your transgression, and finally to make Restitution.
These are all phases of ATONEMENT. It is, as Dostoyevsky says, “. . .what we must do. . .” We discuss |
9-19-2023 |
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Can you AFFORD your EGO? The cost of the unobserved EGO, in experience, relationships, somatic illness, and wasted energy can be enormous. Few realize how much of their limited and precious lives are spent feeding this insatiable monster. The solution lies within, but it requires the WILL to choose it. We discuss. . . |
9-12-2023 |
Prison Series Part Three: The PRISON of NARCISSISM
The Prison of the Mind is built from more than Dogma and Rules. It is also walled with the mirrors of Self-Love and Self Hate. The Obsession with Self and the endless Critical Voice of judgment are both manifestations of Ego. The relationship of Narcissus with his Reflection is an analogy for this internal Duality. The Ego seeks the imperfect Other, gratifying itself in finding Fault and Lack that can never be assuaged. The KEY to this PRISON is in our grasp – if we can tear our eyes away from our reflection long enough to use it. We discuss. . . |
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9-5-2023 |
Prison Series - Part 2: The Prison of Unforgiveness Just as the Prison of the Mind is Dogma, the Prison of the Soul is Unforgiveness. Unforgiveness traps Consciousness behind bars of Regret and Bitterness. All present experiences are ignored; all future pursuits are blunted as the parasitic Ego fixates upon the Pain Body and the grievances of the immutable Past. Forgiveness is the key to this prison, that and the Will to use it. We discuss. . . |
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8-29-2023 |
The Prison of the Mind: The mind is a dogmatic animal. It craves order. It needs rules and restrictions, exceptions and concepts, surety and abstractions. The Being needs nothing - only to BE. The Prison of the Mind is self-created. You are Judge, Jury, and Jailor. The only one who can set you FREE - is YOU. |
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8-15-2023 |
God is Dead Nietzsche's often quoted plosive aphorism, the meaning of which has been lost in a postmodernist world. We explore the philosopher's kernel of meaning - God is the absolute, the SOURCE from which we all spring. If God is dead so is meaning, and consciousness itself. The death of God is the conceit of the EGO. We discuss. . . |
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8-8-2023 |
The Dark Night of the Soul Common to all Human experience - the dark night symbolizes spiritual destruction. The Ego comes to its end, and all that it depends upon suddenly seems meaningless. All heroic journeys contain the Dark Night, the moment when all is lost. For it is only in Darkness that we can see the Light. We discuss. . . |
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8-1-2023 |
The Origin of Freedom -
questions. . . We have Free Will. But, why are we free? What allowed us to internalize, conceptualize, and be free? We discuss. . . |
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7-25-2023 |
The religion of SOLITUDE. Isolation is both a shield and a weapon. Brilliance and originality can attract accolades, or inspire vicious rejection. The degree of rigidity in a society is often a measure of its danger to free thought. Solitude is tolerable, and the Original and Brilliant may choose it for safety as much as their comfort. We discuss. . . |
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7-18-2023 |
The Soul of the Everyman meaning the unique incarnate portion of the eternal Spirit that is you, needs three things: To be SEEN, To be KNOWN, and to understand its PURPOSE. We discuss. . . |
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7-11-2023 |
Unconscious Resentment: There is a phrase that goes - "We're not happy until you're not happy." It's meant as a joke, but all too often it rings true. Unacknowledged resentment of others can become poison, robbing you of joy, and leading to bitterness and envy. Recognizing this feeling is the first important step towards releasing negativity from your life. We discuss. . . |
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6-20-2023 |
LIFE
Nobody gets off this coaster alive, and nobody gets to decide where the cars take them, how steep the drops are, or when the ride ends. The Ego wants to control all these things and it feels helpless when it cannot. The Being knows it has the ultimate choice - to take what life gives and enjoy it, or not. We discuss. . . |
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6-13-2023 |
As Yamamoto Tsunetomo said: "(If) one is able to live as though his body were already dead, he gains freedom in the Way." The death of the body, the mind, or the Ego, is not a true death. It is death in concept, in fear only. People fear death because they see it through the false eyes of the Ego. But, as Yamamoto says, in living as though one were already dead, a death of the Ego rather than a physical death, one is in the moment of NOW, and there is no death. We discuss. . . |
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6-6-2023 |
One person's trash is another's treasure. Things, in and of themselves, are valueless. No thing or situation is intrinsically good or bad. It is all a matter of PERSPECTIVE. Thoughts, and their associated emotions, are tied to JUDGEMENT. Happiness, on the other hand, resides in the BEING of the BEHOLDER. We discuss. . . |
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5-30-2023 |
Heroic Transformation The way of the Hero is a frightening one. He or she is not a super-being, but rather an ordinary person, thrust unwillingly into extraordinary circumstances.
The Hero journeys outside of ordinary reality, with no clear sight of the challenges they may be required to face. To survive, they must not find identity in the struggle, but rather in the transformative path that exists within themselves.
It is in Trusting their choice that they will find that they are equal to, or greater than, the task set before them.
We discuss. . . |
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5-23-2023 |
It's POETRY NIGHT!
And the topic is Marriage. . . You are in for a Wild Ride. We discuss. . . |
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5-16-2023 |
Peace:
Peace is
not something that you get, or that can be given to you.
Peace is something that you can have at any time, yet it often
seems unobtainable.
The root of PEACE is
acceptance, the embracing of the Is-ness of NOW.
NOW IS - that is all.
NOW is not here for you
to change, or to like or dislike.
NOW is
here for you to BE,
and, in BEING -
experience fully.
With this realization comes peace,
and the ability to act freely
in the NOW.
We discuss. . . |
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5-9-2023 |
Form: All of our senses tell us that form is real, and it is. Our Ego tells us that Form is ALL, and it is not. The Ego dwells in endless forms, and is terrified when it thinks of form changing or ending. Consciousness, our BEING, is beyond FORM. Our true nature is formless, infinite, and timeless. We discuss. . .
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5-2-2023 |
Our Reality is a boundless, infinite continuum. Our form is an infinitesimal speck within it. Reality is completely and totally real, but it is not what we perceive. Our words are abstractions, concepts through which our limited thoughts and ego-persona attempt to bind our experience. All this is TRUE, yet still, our beings are vast enough to hold the Universe within. We discuss. . . |
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4-25-2023 |
Responsibility: it's the
only thing that gives life meaning.
In a free society, you are free to live with no responsibility whatsoever. The price of that choice is - nothing matters. In reality, Life - every moment - is a precious gift. EVERYTHING matters - but - you have to take responsibility. We discuss. . . |
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4-18-2023 |
Give up!
Give up spending all of your life trying to define yourself, or fighting against how others define you. Give up - as Tolle says - and you won't die, you won't cease to exist - rather you will have the present NOW, and you will have an abundant LIFE. We discuss. . . |
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4-11-2023 |
Listening. . .
We all want to say our piece and speak our
mind. In conversation, often it feels like the person you are
speaking to is just waiting for your lips to stop moving so
they can interject.
Active communication is all about LISTENING, far more than speaking. Your words are useless if the other does not receive them. Similarly, you must provide the other with a space to be heard.
We discuss. . .
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4-4-2023 |
We all see the world through our own
lens.
The entire universe exists nowhere except within our minds-eye, our consciousness, and awareness. Your ego-persona, or character, can be an impediment to clear sight. Your opinion is no more than a reflection of that ego. We discuss. . . |
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3-28-2023 |
Children - all of us really -
are embodiments of Spirit - connected to Source.
We are Beings, temporarily incarnate, and blinded to our true nature. We come to this world to Dream the Common Dream. We move from helpless Child to Adult, to Parent and Caregiver, and lastly, to one who receives Care. A vital and necessary path. We experience the Arc of Life itself as unique Beings, and yet we are bound by the common experience of LIFE to ALL. We discuss. . . |
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3-21-2023 |
The Universe is not Reality. Reality is what our incarnate senses Perceive. The Universe is REAL but it is not what we see. We are Beings that are emanations of God or SOURCE. Our Incarnation allows us to Experience the Universe. What we call Reality is that totality of Perception. Emanations from SOURCE is what we ARE. We discuss. . . |
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3-14-2023 |
Man, as always, is his own worst enemy.
Taken in the aggregate, we are Yin and Yang, Darkness and Light, and our dual nature leads to both individual acts of cruelty as well as crimes against humanity itself. Psychic Epidemics are often the most destructive of these attacks. Awareness and the freedom of the unfettered Spirit are our most powerful defenses. We discuss. . . |
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3-7-2023 |
Frustration - Irritation - these
feelings seem to be constants in life.
The solution is not power or control - it is AWARENESS. With awareness comes the ability to CHOOSE. You choose to accept, to be happy in the moment of NOW whatever it is. Irritation and Frustration are gone, and PEACE is yours. We discuss |
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2-28-2023 |
Relationships:
the difference between Happiness and Consciousness - we discuss. . . |
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2-21-2023 |
Extremes. . .
Anarchy or
Tyranny?
They seem to be opposites, forcing a choice between one or the other, but this is an illusion. Both lead to destruction and death. Both deny the Human Spirit and injure Free Will. We discuss. |
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2-14-2023 |
Women rule the world. Period. End of sentence. We discuss. . . |
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2-7-2023 |
Courage: The courage of one's convictions is a rare quality. Very few have the capacity to stand up, in the face of the opinion of the crowd, or society, or the majority, and choose what they believe is right, or love themselves enough to not care what others think. We discuss. . . |
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1-31-2023 |
Experience is the root of Wisdom, the heart of knowledge holds Joy, and no one is Great who forgets their beginnings. . . we discuss. |
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1-24-2023 |
Religions come in all shapes and
sizes.
They are all about RULES, who is in, who is out, who is right, and who is wrong. The EGO is an ENTITY that seeks IDENTITY, and religion of any sort feeds it. We discuss. . . |
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1-17-2023 |
Humans:
Our lives are an experiential journey, and shared experience -- in the form of wisdom passed to newer incarnate beings -- builds and amplifies over time. As the twig is bent, so the Tree will grow. We discuss. . . |
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1-10-2023 |
"I'm OFFENDED!" What are the root causes for this oft-heard phrase? The feeling of offense is driven by the EGO. The EGO identifies itself with its thoughts and emotions. When it encounters disagreement - it feels threatened, and it attacks. We discuss. |
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1-3-2023 |
The beginning of a new year is a
good time to reflect and count your blessings.
For every moment of your life, two things are true: Your Happiness is entirely within your control. Your Outcomes are not. We discuss. |
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12-27-2022 |
Fear can arise in an instant - overwhelming us
and driving our actions. We can feel trapped by fear, and the fear of pain or suffering can be worse than the pain itself. Facing your fear, as difficult as it seems, is the key. We discuss |
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12-20-2022 |
Solstice, Yule, and Christmas are times of deep
stillness.
Open your awareness. Hold to Joy, Love, and Peace. Take time to simply BE. . .
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12-13-2022 |
Presence is not the act of WAITING -
it is intentional STILLNESS. We discuss... |
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12-5-2022 |
Waiting: Nothing stirs the ego more than being forced to WAIT. If you want to see the ego in a furious display, sit in any airport terminal lounge and watch the reaction when the flight is delayed. Waiting feeds the ego’s need for attention, sending it into paroxysms of rage and storytelling. Learn that the present moment, the one you are in NOW, is also the perfect moment. Don’t wait – BE! |
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11-29-2022 |
Fear can be useful – or destructive. We discuss |
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11-22-2022 |
What you give your ATTENTION to is YOU. If you are anxious about the future, you become WORRY. If you focus on past sadness and loss, then you become LOSS. To transform yourself, you must give your full attention to the PRESENT Moment and the NOW. Give your full attention to what IS, and you will transform. |
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11-15-2022 |
You are NOT your thoughts – part 2: The mind and its creation, the EGO, spend all of their time telling you who they THINK you are. One of the greatest spiritual revelations is to realize that YOU are not your thoughts. You are LIFE, the awareness in which your thoughts occur. You are. . .not what you THINK. |
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11-8-2022 |
Heroic Sacrifice: We see those who sacrifice as noble, or self-effacing. But giving one’s life for another is a triumphant act, especially when done willingly, gladly, and in full knowledge of suffering. The act of true sacrifice is the hallmark of the HERO. We discuss. . . |
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11-1-2022 |
One alone is bound to the earth – two together can reach the infinite. You are in luck. . .it's POETRY NIGHT – and the stars are within reach. We discuss. . .
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10-25-2022 |
The Ego cannot exist in the NOW.
Therefore as the ego develops it must invent TIME, or
rather it invents a RELATIONSHIP with time.
The more we do away with this false relationship, the weaker the Ego becomes. The death of the EGO is NOW. We discuss. |
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10-18-2022 |
Donne perhaps said it better - but Thompson is
our muse tonight.
Life is an experience to be lived - seizing each day - each moment of the NOW. Understand that this WILL cause pain, great joy, suffering, and bliss. Know that this is the ultimate purpose of your life and every life. LIVE! |
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10-11-2022 |
Yesterday. . . it feels real, tangible, but it is an illusion and a burden that no one should carry. Learn from the past – and let it go. . .
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10-04-2022 |
Normalcy: We are hard-wired to
crave it, to somehow make it up despite the reality of
circumstances.
Why do we need NORMAL? We discuss. |
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9-27-2022 |
EGO: Humans need to feel
superior. We constantly compare ourselves to others, and judge
those who are less. We all want to be ‘special’. The irony is -- that which makes us special does not make us either greater or less. We are all UNIQUE. . .but no one is more unique than any other. |
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9-20-2022 |
Are you an Angelic? A Spiritual
Master? A Guru, Mystic, Light-worker, or Healer? The journey to enlightenment has many names and forms. But. . .is the Signpost the Destination? |
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9-13-2022 |
Defining GOD - part 3:
What does the word GOD mean? Or
is our quest for |
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9-6-2022 | Love is an end unto itself - desiring nothing but fulfillment. It is the ultimate BE-ing state - - needing nothing. Desire is qualification - a 'mental aspect' of LOVE. However - with proper intention it can be your guide. . . We discuss. | |
8-30-2022 |
The moment of NOW is full of chaos.
Things just happen. . . The EGO wishes to control the NOW - like or dislike it, or pretend it is another time or place. To be in the moment of now is to understand one simple thing: You cannot control NOW, you can only PERCEIVE and then DECIDE to ACCEPT. . . |
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8-23-2022 |
Be the Observer – Part 2 Consciousness is the OBSERVER – the ever-listening spaciousness that is the true YOU. But – where do YOU come from? All of us are aspects – individual sparks of Universal Consciousness. |
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8-16-2022 |
Be the OBSERVER: When you talk to yourself, WHO is listening? Thoughts can't listen, they can only speak. The listener/observer is the real YOU. We discuss. |
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8-9-2022 |
IMPORTANCE:
What is Important? Are some things more
important than others? Does your perception of what is important
rule you, or guide you? |
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8-2-2022 |
FOOLS: We have to suffer them, and do so gladly, for ALL men are fools. . .in their time. We discuss. |
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7-25-2022 |
Are you a healer. . .? The question begs an answer. We discuss. |
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7-19-2022 |
Attachment is the root of all
evil. . . we discuss. |
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7-12-2022 |
Balance:
Male and Female – Negative and Positive – Light and Shadow. We see balance in all Natural Things and disharmony when that balance is broken. We discuss. . . |
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7-5-2022 |
Detach yourself from outcomes, and make uncertainty your guide and mentor. In this, you will find true wisdom. We discuss. |
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6-28-2022 |
INSANITY: Becoming who you THINK you are. . . We discuss. |
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6-21-2022 |
You are not of the world and you are not IN the world either – you ARE the world. . . and the world is NOW. |
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6-14-2022 |
Situations are CIRCUMSTANCE. They come and go, changing as often as the weather or the tides.
Life is NOW. At once instantaneous and timeless. The ephemeral, eternal, and immediate reality of being. We discuss. |
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6-7-2022 |
With great POWER comes great RESPONSIBILITY. The reason for this is simple. Power is no more than CAPABILITY until there is INTENTION.
Power restrained is peace, power unleashed, war. Powerlessness is neither, it is an invitation to be trampled upon.
You are powerful. . .choose wisely. |
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5-31-2022 |
The Essential Paradox of Suffering:
It is unavoidable. . .inevitable. . . until it is not. We discuss. |
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5-24-2022 |
You will never find wisdom or
compassion in the collective. The MOB is always right ---
because it destroys all those who oppose it. Beware the seductive nature of group-think, the effectiveness of any gathering varies by the inverse of the number of attendees. |
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5-17-2022 |
Usefulness:
In the modern world, we gauge the value of someone or something by its usefulness. This paradigm is true, but not absolute. The Ego is useful, the Being has intrinsic value. We discuss. |
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5-10-2022 |
Passion:
Love, gusto, sex, focus, intensity, rage, obsession - each of these holds a facet of passion, but no one of them defines it. Passion encompasses them all and more. We discuss. |
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5-3-2022 |
There is liberty in
MADNESS
and madness at the heart of FREEDOM. Come, follow us. . . be free. . .and mad. |
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4-26-2022 |
What is the secret to living a
MEANINGFUL life?
It is a Mystery. . .we discuss. |
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4-19-2022 |
The mind of GOD – unknowable, except in humankind’s greatest conceit, yet we all yearn to understand from whence we come and to whom we owe our spark. Uncle Albert felt the same longing – we discuss. . . |
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5th ANNIVERSARY BROADCAST! |
CONGRATULATIONS
MICHAEL AND MARGARET |
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4-12-2022 | It is said that there is poverty in ignorance and wealth in knowledge. But Ignorance is to Knowledge as one side of a coin is to the other. Heads, or Tails? The true path to wisdom lies in not flipping the coin. | |
3-29-2022 |
Defining CONSCIOUSNESS There is power in controlling the definition of who and what are conscious. Those beings who are taught that consciousness is equal to physical perception teeter upon the edge of non-existence. True awareness accepts no control or constraint. We explore and discuss. |
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3-22-2022 |
Do - - - or Do Not.
Words of Wisdom that require only one thing.
A Decision. . . . |
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3-15-2022 |
What is the source of suffering? Human existence consists of Confrontations between the finite and the infinite. We discuss. . .
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3-8-2022 |
Ignorance is a luxury beyond all price.
. .and, those who purchase it live empty lives.
We discuss the injury of ignorance. |
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3-1-2022 |
Fear is a
MATRIX that can trap your thoughts and baffle your
actions.
The key to combat fear is not courage – it is DISCERNMENT. We discuss. |
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2-22-2022 |
A life half-lived is no life at
all.
It’s Poetry Night - - - and we’re going ALL the WAY. . . |
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2-15-2022 |
Question:
Are you living your life. . . or just narrating it? We discuss. |
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2-8-2022 |
Life is Pointless - - -
as it should be. We discuss. |
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2-1-2022 |
Obedience vs Morality: In our lives, we will encounter challenges. Inflection points where we must make a decision - often with far-ranging consequences. The choice is between what we are told to do, by society, or law, or those in Authority, and that which we know to be inherently right. At these crucial junctures, it is the guidance of our hearts which must prevail. |
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1-25-2022 |
Education: We place a great deal of emphasis on this word, but what do we mean by it? To be educated in many ways is to become progressively more 'unteachable'. The I Know becomes our mantra. The key is to remain unchanged, retain the essential essence of your innate natural innocence. Always be the student - never the master. |
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1-18-2022 |
You can't wait. . .none of us can. Waiting for life to make you happy never ends. The only way to find happiness is to Be Happiness.
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1-11-2022 | You can teach a person to construct something perfectly, repeatably, and with skill. Creation, on the other hand, cannot be taught. It is the difference between art and artistry, between inspiration and inference. We are born to be Creators. . . | |
1-4-2022 |
PAIN: Why do we allow it? Why do we cultivate a relationship with pain, or with those who cause it? The Pain-Body, and our IDENTIFICATION with it, is at the root of our relationship with PAIN. Knowing this fact is the first step towards severing the hold that pain has on our lives. |
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12-28-2021 |
Free Will Free Will is what separates the Creation from US, the beings which are embodied within it. It is the evidence of our connection to Source – to the vastness from which we have come. Free Will puts us on equal footing with the Creator – for what else except this power allows us to say NO. . .
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12-21-2021 |
Truth does not suffer fools – or lies: The truth is an absolute – regardless of your opinion and in spite of your feelings. Bend to it or live a lie. |
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12-14-2021 |
Reason and
Passion essential atomic elements that make up the soul-being of everyman. We need them for life. For without reason life is rudderless, and without passion, life is powerless. . . We discuss. |
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12-07-2021 |
Prayer:
It is the universal voice of the Soul of Man – that spirit within us all which cries out to God our creator. We discuss the relationship between Man – the
Creator and the Creation. |
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11-30-2021 |
Dreams:
Dreams are what make life worth living. Without them, we are dull, diminished, and without hope for a tomorrow that is better than TODAY. |
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11-23-2021 |
Thanksgiving: The stress. . .the hate. . . the essential need to forgive and be forgiven All in great thankfulness. We discuss. . . |
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11-16-2021 |
Tomorrow NEVER comes.
Live NOW. |
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11-9-2021 |
Great Minds
are often associated with Great Souls, Great
Spirits, and profound Consciousnesses. However: The difference
between the Great, the Average, and the Small is
PERSPECTIVE. |
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11-2-2021 |
Domination: To be made inferior to another you must consent. Oppressors do not merely wish to oppress, rather they wish to break your spirit, and thereby own that which is most precious. Your FREE WILL. |
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10-26-2021 |
We all dream the impossible dream. We all fight the unbeatable foe. Unbearable sorrow is our constant companion in this Vale of Tears. What sustains us is the Nobility that is at our core.
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10-19-2021 | Invincible: We are all unbreakable – if we chose to be. | |
10-12-2021 | Just as Darkness is the absence of Light -- Evil is not a thing unto itself. . .It is merely the absence of GOOD. | |
10-5-2021 |
Can the ego surrender itself to the
light of Consciousness?
The proposal is couched in the terms of a battle. But who is the enemy. . .? We discuss. |
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9-28-2021 |
Manifestation is not always about THINGS. Things are form
-- ephemeral and time-bound. They dissolve as all form does. You – the time-less spirit, incarnate in form for a brief moment – you need to believe in what you desire to BE – and then BE it. |
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9-21-2021 |
Peace It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart. – Unknown
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9-14-2021 | When confronted with a situation - the response of the ego is to create drama. The response of the mind is denial or justification. Guard your responses – don’t engage. As with the Zen Master Hakuin – respond with the simple phrase: Is that so? | |
9-7-2021 |
The Mind
needs a break from the gluttony of thought. Removing the feast
of constant spin, distraction and the sugar-high of our own
ideas puts the mind into a state of fasting. Sharpen your mind
by giving it a rest from the excess – it will be leaner and more
fit for the Being State of LIFE. |
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8-31-2021 |
TRUTH it is the only thing that Lasts and the only thing that Matters. |
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8-24-2021 |
What is the meaning of life?
We explore the essential paradox in this question. |
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8-17-2021 | Beware the BARRENNESS of a BUSY Life. . . | |
8-10-2021 |
People ruin Beautiful Things . . .but why? We discuss. |
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8-3-2021 |
Intention is often confused with
manifestation.
Intention is a being state – manifestation is a doing state. What role does your INTENTION play in your life choices? |
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7-27-2021 |
No one can choose their moments
but everyone can choose their reaction. Claim all your moments and accept them, for they are precious beyond measure, and they are yours. |
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7-20-2021 |
Hardening of the
Heart:
One of the Heart’s great secrets is its
ability to harden. It is both a defense and an obstacle. We
discuss this hidden human power. |
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7-13-2021 |
You have to trust yourself because you have no choice. We discuss TRUST in the context of the irreducibility of perception in individual consciousness |
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7-6-2021 |
Trust: Who do you trust? Can you
Trust anyone?
The sacred commodity of trust has been broken – exploited by our hyper-connected world and made almost meaningless. How can we rebuild it? Where do we start? We discuss. |
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6-29-2021 |
Do you live your life by burning SHIPS or
BRIDGES?
We discuss. |
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6-22-2021 |
Steadfastness:
What does it mean to be steadfast?
When the winds of adversity blow, do you allow yourself to be
taken off course? Or when caught in a great storm, do you hold
to your principles, and remain true to your purpose? |
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6-15-2021 |
We are the stories we tell ourselves – but
why do we trust and believe them?
We discuss our inherent need to tell ourselves stories, assign motive and blame, and always, ALWAYS be right. . . |
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6-8-2021 |
We all crave Certainty Things and people that offer us the illusion of certainty can be used to entrap us or manipulate our actions. When we become comfortable with uncertainty, with not knowing -- then we can be Free. |
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6-1-2021 |
Rose-colored Glasses:
We discuss the various ways that this phrase is used – always keeping in mind that Pessimists may be more realistic – but Optimists are happier, and live longer. . . |
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5-25-2021 |
Failure and Success:
Polar opposites separated by only one thing – the willingness to FAIL. As Edison surely believed, and Eddie Cantor once said It took me twenty years to become an overnight success.
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5-18-2021 |
Hummingbird:
We discuss the meaning of the hummingbird to the human soul: The energetic, medicinal, and physical manifestation of the Hummingbird, and what it symbolizes as a totem or spirit animal. |
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5-11-2021 |
Living beyond Fear:
Fear stops at the Third Chakra. The First (root) holds the fear of non-existence. The Second (sex/food) holds the fear of lack. The Third holds the fear of being powerless. Beyond this – fear cannot exist. To live beyond Fear you have to reach the Heart. |
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5-3-2021 |
Free Will and the Infinite Universe:
What role does Free Will play in a Universe of infinite possibilities? |
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4-27-2021 |
Doubt versus Faith
The wise will know that it is impossible to
have one without the other. |
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4-20-2021 |
The breath is the King of the MIND. .
. Breath = life force = chi. The mind follows the breath. RUACH = the I AM |
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4-13-2021 |
Security: Why do we seem to crave it?
At best it is an illusion – at worst, a prison. |
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4-6-2021 |
4th Anniversary
Broadcast!
Keep those you love in your Heart:
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3-30-2021 |
Choices made out of fear don’t stay
choices . . .they become habits. By choosing the mistake again, and again, it becomes a cage of chains, an unconscious substitute for your true identity. |
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3-23-2021 |
Poverty of SPIRIT:
It is the true epidemic that plagues our modern world. Material abundance is everywhere, yet it does not fill the void. True wealth resides within. |
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3-16-2021 |
On Pain We discuss the beautiful poem by Kahlil Gibran, and relate his words to our present-day lives. On Pain
Kahlil Gibran
- 1883-1931 |
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3-9-2021 |
Honor the Broken The Japanese mend porcelain by fusing the shards with pure gold. Their brokenness is not concealed. It is honored. |
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3-2-2021 |
The killer of life is routine.
We are tempted to exist in the past, or
future, or some other fantasy of our imaginations. To truly live
- - we must BE in the moment. |
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2-23-2021 |
Secret Perception:
Appearances are meant to be deceiving. We all are hidden – most times for our own good. |
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2-16-2021 |
Love:
You can't love unless you lose yourself completely. The first obstacle to love is YOU. |
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2-9-2021 | What hurts worse – the anticipation of PAIN or the pain itself? Our imaginations are powerful tools for creation and learning. But they can also provoke or extend needless suffering. Let the reality of any situation be your guide. True comfort comes from being grounded in the NOW. | |
2-2-2021 | The heart of injustice, cruelty, and needless aggression is weakness. Weak people lash out at others to cover their own inadequacy. Justice and Mercy are given by the strong, and confident. A weak person acts to benefit themselves. No matter how powerful they appear, they are always the victim… | |
1-26-2021 |
Art is often defined as having great talent and then pursuing
it to the fullest. This is true but limiting. In this incarnation, Life is its own over-arching purpose, and the ‘art’ of living is one that we can all share in. But – as Alexander Pope said, we must ‘…drink deep…’ and force ourselves into the secrets of our life-art – for only then can we raise our mundane existence towards the Eternal. |
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1-19-2021 |
The Courage of your Convictions is egoless.
If you have not been taken to the point where doing what is right trumps what is good for you personally - - then you don’t yet comprehend. |
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1-12-2021 |
The seeds of many things are planted in us, every day of our lives They sprout within us – but only the ones we nourish can grow. Take care what you feed. |
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1-5-2021 |
The great AUM
is the confluence of all human sounds -- and
something more.
We discuss this relationship in the context of Winter-time, the necessary season of rest. |
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12-29-2020 | We Choose JOY | |
12-22-2020 |
Defeat:
We all must suffer it, and ultimately we must make our peace with it. . .for within all our defeats there lie the seeds of Victory. . |
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12-15-2020 |
The Relativity of Time – PART 2:
We discuss some of the aspects of the mystery we call Time. |
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12-8-2020 |
Vanity Part 2:
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12-1-2020 |
The Root of Sorrow:
The sorrow that we feel when we are separated from our loved ones by death stems from the body. The spirit observes the sorrow but does not participate. The truth is that there is no separation. |
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11-24-2020 |
Even the Healer needs
Healing. We discuss the destructive effects of being too giving – too selfless. None among us – even the strongest – ever loses the right to be weak, the need to be broken, and the grace to accept healing. |
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11-17-2020 | Healers are people who can listen to your pain without bringing up theirs. They are wounded. In conquering their own adversity they acquire the power to bring light to others. | |
11-10-2020 |
We were not born into this world to escape
unscathed.
Life is about growth, trial, and change. |
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11-3-2020 |
Time:
The relativity of Time. We discuss Time and how we experience it and live within it. |
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10-27-2020 |
Vanity:
We discuss this quintessentially human
conceit. People associate vanity with the physical, but it is
the vanity of the Mind which impoverishes the Soul. With thanks
to the poet/scribe of Ecclesiastes, Thomas Merton, and many
others. |
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10-20-2020 |
The FIGHT:
It doesn't matter what they say. It doesn’t matter what happens or if you win or lose. You Fight On. It is the fight that matters. |
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10-13-2020 |
Emotional Thinking:
Two words that just don’t go together.
. . |
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10-6-2020 |
Fame Too many people seek fame and notoriety in place of true relationships. We talk about fame and how seeking it can lead to toxic effects on your being. |
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9-29-2020 |
Spirit versus Soul Concepts that are often confused – we discuss the differences and the important role of both. |
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9-22-2020 |
Serial rigidity vs. true flexibility:
Flexible thinkers have the confidence to both hold deep convictions and consider new information that might cause your position to change. They always support the scientific method and let reality overrule theory. Ideologues are the only ones who hold on to dogma in the face of facts. |
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9-15-2020 |
Following your guidance:
How listening to your inner voice, and giving permission
for grace, can guide you through troubled times in your life. |
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9-8-2020 |
Social Media is more about Hiding than Communicating.
It increases distance rather than promoting connection. It encourages intolerance. Its more about who you think you are, or who you think you want to be than who you are.
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9-1-2020 |
What does it mean to
Own?
We discuss the concept and roots of ownership. |
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8-25-2020 |
DETACHMENT:
We discuss the concept of detachment and how to employ it as one of your essential life-skills. |
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8-18-2020 |
“Grief is not a task to finish. . . It is a new definition of self" We discuss the journey that we all share. The journey of grief. |
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8-11-2020 |
Wherever you go – there you are.
People are always trying to find themselves – but who told you you were lost? |
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8-4-2020 |
Intimacy is not about the physical –
it’s about Trust.
We discuss who you can be intimate with. |
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7-28-2020 |
Life is a battle – or a hundred separate
battles.
The outcome is uncertain but we need
not fear the results. We discuss the battle of Life according to
Sun Tzu. |
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7-21-2020 |
Dealing with people who WANT to be the
problem.
We discuss the perverse enjoyment some people get from being a PITA. |
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7-14-2020 |
We are all appointed to die.
Sounds depressing – but it’s not. Your existence is not defined by your body. We discuss Spirit – Soul and Incarnation. |
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7-7-2020 |
Power versus Autonomy:
Wanting to have the ability to choose the destiny of others. We discuss the confusion between power and autonomy. |
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6-30-2020 |
Love:
When you love someone you make room for them. Conversely Love by its very nature binds itself. The balance of boundaries, both
expansion, and circumference, is the dance of the energy of
love. |
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6-23-2020 |
Greatness: Does not come from your surroundings. It’s all in what you choose to look at. It is a tool – never a weapon, and it grows. Greatness releases greatness unselfishly in others, it maintains honor. We discuss what makes us great. |
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6-16-2020 |
The Fifth Dimension is the dimension of
experience. It is above space-time. Free Will or Choice is the ‘’agent’ of the fifth dimension, moving at right angles to the entropy field of existence. |
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6-9-2020 |
Why does it hurt us so much when we see
violence?
We explore the root of our reaction to violent acts – and why we feel so strongly about them. |
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6-2-2020 |
Scars: Wear your scars with pride. We discuss the visible and invisible marks that result when you decide to survive and allow yourself to heal. |
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5-26-2020 |
The rules. . .
Rule #1 and the most important: There are no rules. May and June are the wedding months - We discuss the “rules” for having happy relationships. |
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5-19-2020 |
Right and Wrong When is it wrong to be right? In honor of the great Apologist and Philosopher Ravi Zacharias |
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5-12-2020 |
The most powerful deception is Self
Deception:
We discuss the pitfalls of trusting your own opinion – and how difficult it is to change. |
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5-5-2020 |
Honor: It’s not what you are given that makes you honorable. We discuss Honor and Valor and why they matter |
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4-28-2020 |
Nobody is happy – period:
This is the trait that separates us from the rest of creation. The question is why? The answer is a paradox: To be truly happy – you have to cease caring if you are. |
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4-21-2020 |
Life is difficult - - or is it?
We discuss the paradox inherent in the realization of this truth. |
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4-14-2020 |
Commitment is what connects |
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4-7-2020 |
Resurrection - Rebirth - Rising Up:
The spirit of renewal is in us all. It is reflected in Spring festivals, the Pesach, Easter, and all human cultures. We discuss the cycles of retreat, stillness, and rebirth that define our world and our existence. |
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3-31-2020 |
3rd Anniversary
Broadcast! Keeping your head: How to be calm when others are in a STORM. Now more than ever it is needed. |
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3-24-2020 |
Freedom is in your mind.
Nothing can cage you - except if you allow it. Likewise nothing can free you from the prison of your own making. |
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3-17-2020 |
Surviving ‘world-ending’ Grief changes your perspective.
We discuss the depths of human resilience. |
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3-10-2020 |
You cannot be a VICTIM
and a VICTOR at the same time:
We explore the dangers of succumbing to the victim mentality. |
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3-3-2020 |
What is the SOUL?
We discuss the soul of everyman. . . (see what I did there?) |
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2-25-2020 |
Breaking out of the prison of opinion:
Often our greatest fear is our fear of what we think other people will think. |
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2-18-2020 |
Toxic People: We all know they
are out there. How to deal with toxicity in your life. |
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2-11-2020 |
Forgiveness: Can you forgive the FUTURE?
The time to forgive then is now. |
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150th Broadcast!
Where do rainbows come from? They come from rain… We discuss the ups and downs that make up the cycles of life. |
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1-28-2020 | Contentment is a state of being, and it is different for all people. Contentment is difficult to define but it can be sought and ultimately found. It is not found in things or in the physical, but in the completion of the spirit. | |
1-21-2020 |
What is Love?: (…baby don’t hurt me…) Is Love a Noun? Is it a verb? Is it static and never-ending or dynamic and flowing? We discuss Love (with apologies to Haddaway)
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1-14-2020 |
Choice Chance Change:
You must make a CHOICE to take a CHANCE if you want anything to CHANGE. |
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1-7-2020 |
“Never give up. . .never surrender!” We all want to quit. It is the heart which says. . .try again. |
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12-31-2019 | Old Endings - New Beginnings | |
12-24-2019 |
Gratitude:
‘You don’t know what you have until it’s gone’ is the old saying. But that’s only half the story. It’s not about OWNERSHIP it's about THANKFULNESS. |
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12-17-2019 |
Love will hold you:
Even to something as painful as a cross. Love knows no boundaries to its devotion and capacity to willingly sacrifice. Love is the ultimate power. |
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12-10-2019 |
The tyranny of expectations:
Or how to drive yourself crazy for free! |
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12-2-2019 |
Holiday STRESS:
Becoming mindful of the stressors that this season can impose on us. The warning signs – how to cultivate an environment of peace. |
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11-26-2019 |
Hating Thanksgiving:
How to Grit your teeth and give Thanks anyway… |
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11-19-2019 |
The Grass is always Greener…or
is it?
No one sees your struggle and you don’t see anyone else's. Don t envy someone else's life or situation. |
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11-12-2019 |
Defining God:
Can we? Should we? |
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11-5-2019 |
The “I” centered Universe:
Did the Universe begin the day you were born? |
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10-29-2019 |
The importance of SEPARATION:
Boundaries |
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10-22-2019 |
Special Guest: Dr. Christopher Bump
Topic: The Dangers of Screentime: Distracted Parenting
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10-15-2019 |
What satisfies the Heart?
(hint… NOT things) |
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10-8-2019 |
Live your life! Own your Death: Learning to Live so that the song of your life means something… (Part 2 of 2) |
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10-1-2019 |
Live your LIFE!
We discuss living life fully without regret or fear. Part 1 of 2 |
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9-24-2019 | What Makes Us Human? | |
9-17-2018 |
Compassion vs. Sympathy the compassion of equals:
True compassion stems from having suffered and then identifying with the other in their suffering |
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9-10-2019 |
You can’t love a CONCEPT:
If you love an idea you only love yourself. True love is seeing the reality of the other. |
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9-3-2019 |
PASSION:
We discuss passion - what it means in our lives and how primary and basic it is to life itself. |
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8-27-2019 |
Take back the freedom to be YOU:
We discuss Being who you are versus Being who people want you to be. |
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8-20-2019 | It’s all in how you market the SUFFERING… | |
8-13-2019 |
The Illusion of CONTROL In Love and in Death we don’t get to decide: |
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8-6-2019 | The illusion of PERMANENCE | |
7-30-2019 |
ANGER:
Anger is an emotion – neither good nor bad, but when repressed or hoarded it can do great damage. Question: Are YOU angry? |
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7-23-2019 |
Doing versus Being: The Habit forms of Crisis Response |
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7-16-2019 |
Gratitude:
‘You don’t know what you have until it’s gone’ is the old saying. But that’s only half the story. It’s not about OWNERSHIP it's about THANKFULNESS. |
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7-9-2019 | The Importance of Connection: Living in the e-ME age. | |
7-2-2019 | When you can see someone’s face – then they are human. The importance of identity. | |
6-25-2019 | Why do we have to live forever? | |
6-18-2019 |
Connecting to the Higher Consciousness Part 2:
Becoming aware of the tyranny of Continuous Partial Attention. |
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6-11-2019 |
Connecting to the Higher Consciousness Part 1:
We explore the roots of Christ/God Consciousness, Cosmic
Consciousness and consciousness… Are you still with us? |
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6-4-2019 |
Feeling it’s Right:
We all know when it feels right – but where does the feeling come from? |
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5-28-2019 |
When all else fails: Choose Peace |
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5-21-2019 |
Find your place of PEACE:
Choosing peace in the storm… |
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5-14-2019 |
Mystery:
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5-7-2019 |
Security: Being secure – what does it mean? |
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4-30-2019 |
Claiming the moral upper hand in relationships:
Should you? |
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4-23-2019 |
BLOOD: buckets and buckets of BLOOD… Just kidding! We discuss the concept of Blood – Family & Life |
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4-16-2019 |
Home:
The concept of Home is universal. It is part of the soul of all of us, of everyman… |
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4-9-2019 |
Time:
Why can't everything just stay the same? Time changes all. |
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4-2-2019 |
Perception is everything:
How you see a situation is how it affects you. Control your perception and others won’t be able to control you… |
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3-26-2019 |
Finding Yourself: Who told you that you were lost?
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3-19-2019 |
Special Guest: Doctor Christopher
J. Bump
will join us to discuss: Wireless Neural Communication - a new form of thought without chemistry!
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3-12-2019 |
Helping:
When is the help you receive not much help. We discuss the concept of ‘Helping your way’ On the flip side - Are you asking for help or taking over? |
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3-5-2019 |
The Essential Role of the Witness:
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2-26-2019 |
100th Broadcast!
God will NOT |
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2-19-2019 |
Appreciation:
We don’t value things that come to us too easily. You never know how much something is worth to you until it’s gone and you want to get it back. |
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2-12-2018 |
Change:
Life is change. Change is bad. Does
that mean Life is bad? Discuss… |
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2-5-2019 |
Undeserved, Unworthy, Unearned: Learning
to accept unmerited favor.
Can you handle GRACE? |
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1-29-2019 |
Hate: Why do people cling to hate? |
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1-22-2019 |
Shame versus Guilt:
We discuss the differences in these two interrelated feelings. |
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1-15-2019 |
Spiritual but not Religious (SBNR):
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1-8-2019 |
Attitude is EVERYTHING:
Optimist? Pessimist? Or do you just wish you knew what things were? |
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1-1-2019 |
Letting go of Fear: Fear is the power drain, fear is the heartbreaker, fear is the mind killer. 2 Timothy 1:7 We are not given a Spirit of Fear, rather
we are given a spirit of Power, Love and of a Sound mind. Fear attacks all of these in different ways and must be battled in different ways. |
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12-25-2018 |
Service:
A life lived without service is an empty one. |
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12-18-2018 |
Solstice:
the Death of the Old Year…the birth of the New. We reflect and prepare for what is yet to come. |
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12-11-2018 |
Courage: is born from the harmony of Heart and Spirit: Once they are Unified you can face any challenge that Life presents. |
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12-4-2018 |
Hope: All things are possible..... |
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11-27--2018 |
Holiday STRESS:
Becoming mindful of the stressors that this season can impose on us. The warning signs – how to cultivate an environment of peace. |
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11-20-2018 |
The Fates: We discuss the concept of the Fates. Is our destiny pre-determined? |
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11-13-2018 |
PRIDE:
Worst of the Seven Deadlies or the very essence of existence? We discuss this often misunderstood feeling. |
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11-6-2018 |
What goes around comes around…:
We discuss Karma and the cycles started by our words and actions. |
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10-30-2018 |
Loneliness vs. Solitude:
We explore the difference |
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10-23-2018 |
Who Are You?: Finding out who you are. |
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10-16-2018 |
The Samsara of SEX:
A journey through the seven chakras. |
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10-9-2018 |
Why is it so easy to hate people?
We discuss the imbalance between hate and love. |
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10-2-2018 |
Forgiveness: The power we all possess and struggle to use. |
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9-25-2018 |
Faith:
We discuss Faith - what defines it and demonstrates it. Honoring faithfulness in relationships. The difference between Faith and Trust. |
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9-17-2018 |
LIFE…it’s not for the faint of heart: We discuss the courage that life requires from us all. Each of us made a soul bargain before we entered into the world. |
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9-11-2018 |
Reminders of Loss:
How the pain of loss can be intensified by anniversaries, holidays and birthdays. |
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9-4-2018 |
Stress: Trauma and stress can cause you to fragment in self-defense. Processing the pain and Bringing the pieces back together takes time… |
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8-28-2018 |
Service:
A life lived without service is an empty one. |
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8-21-2018 |
Inner Face versus Outer Faces:
We all have two faces. One we show others, one no one sees |
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8-14-2018 |
Balance:
How Maintaining Balance leads to Understanding Proper Action |
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8-7-2018 |
Instinctive Thinking:
The difference between intellect and instinct and how to combine the two. |
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7-31-2018 |
Defining God How do you do it? |
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7-24-2018 |
Conversations How to have a real one. |
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7-17-2018 |
The Heroic Journey:
We are all heroes and heroines of our own lives. Finding the hero within. |
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7-10-2018 |
The Struggle is Real:
Everyone is battling something… Reality versus what people post on social media |
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7-3-2018 |
The Meaning of Life:
Experiences versus Relationships |
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6-26-2018 |
Inspiration: Becoming open to Spirit |
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6-19-2018 |
“Meditating
for Your Health, Your Mindfulness, Your Career and World Peace”
with emphasis on the book “Search Inside Yourself” by
Chade Seng Tan. |
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6-12-2018 |
Life and Death: What makes life worth living? |
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6-5-2018 |
Mawwiage (Marriage): We discuss the some of the fundamental elements of marriage and how they interact to either strengthen or tear apart relationships. |
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5-29-2018 |
Judgment: Part 2 The Second Coming… Question for this episode: Are you worried? |
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5-22-2018 |
Judgment: Part 1 We discuss the difference between perception, discernment and judgment and why we love to judge others and hate when we are being judged. |
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5-15-2018 |
Truth: Everyone has one and can you handle it? |
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5-7-2018 |
Mortality: How the awareness of our mortality, the finite aspect of physical life, affects nearly all that we do in the world. |
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5-1-2018 |
Reflections: The relationships that are in your life are a reflection of what you hold in your heart. When the ‘wrong’ relationships keep recurring in your life it can be because they are a reflection of what you are forcing into your heart. |
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4-24-2018 |
Wabi – Sabi: Perfection in imperfection. We will talk about beauty that is "imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete". Wabi-Sabi is a concept derived from the Buddhist teaching of the three marks of existence (三法印 sanbōin), specifically impermanence (無常 mujō), suffering (苦 ku) and emptiness or absence of self-nature (空 kū). |
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4-17-2018 |
Letting go of Fear: Fear is the power drain, fear is the heartbreaker, fear is the mind killer. 2 Timothy 1:7 We are not given a Spirit of Fear, rather
we are given a spirit of Power, Love and of a Sound mind. Fear attacks all of these in different ways and must be battled in different ways. |
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4-10-2018 |
Gifts & Dreams: We all have them. Stating your Intentions, Accepting your gifts realizing your dreams. |
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4-3-2018 |
Resurrection and Rebirth The energetic significance of Easter and Passover |
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3-27-2018 |
Guest Dr. Christopher Bump How to combat chronic ones, like EBV, HHV6, Cytomegalo and critters like Mycoplasma pneumoniae! |
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3-20-2018 |
The First Day of Spring! We talk about Balance – cycles in the year and the seasons and how they reflect our lives. |
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3-13-2018 |
Understanding your focus: It’s not all
about you… |
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3-6-2018 |
Timing: What makes timing work? Why is it important? Listening to your inner voice – finding your moment – its all about timing. |
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2-27-2018 |
Guest
Lou Redmond
joins us to discuss Addiction and how
prevalent it is in our society. We will discuss the mislabeling,
the different types of addictive disease, and why it is such an
epidemic. |
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2-20-2018 |
Life is short: we discuss how precious our time is here on the planet and how to avoid getting lost in the minutiae of everyday details.
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2-13-2018 |
Love and its Many Aspects: Part 2 – In honor of the occasion of Valentines Day. |
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2-6-2018 |
GUEST: Farmer Bob Alex will be appearing to talk about - Biodynamics Part Two – preparing for Spring!
Farmer Bob Alex |
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1-30-2018 |
Super Blue-Blood - Eclipse Moon – the Sensitivity that occurs as part of a Full Moon is heightened by the Super Moon. Combine that with a Lunar Eclipse not to mention this is the second Full Moon in the month of January (making it Blue Moon) as well! – We will discuss the opening of the doors, dreams, energy flows and new possibilities of this rare phenomenon. |
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1-23-2018 |
Near Death Experiences – the fascinating subject of the NDE and its companion topics of altered states of consciousness (meditation). |
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1-16-2018 |
Free Will Part 2 – Good and Evil – two sides of the free will coin. Discussion of the origins of both good and evil as they relate to free will. |
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1-9-2018 |
Free Will - the fundamental force of an indeterminate universe. We will discuss free will and its intimate relationship to value. |
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1-2-2018 |
Relationships: The difference between Love and Attachment. |
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12-26-2017 |
Manipulation Vs. Information: Becoming aware of information imparted with intention. |
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12-19-2017 |
Winter Solstice: The Longest Night – the Shortest Day. The celebration of the death of the Old Year and the beginning of the New. The balance of male and female energies (Yang & Yin) The Dark Night of the Soul. The Yule. |
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12-12-2017 |
Dreams: Our Pathways to Enlightenment and Our Connection to Spirit. Putting us in Touch with our Higher Selves and other Aspects of our Soul Bodies. Harbingers of Warning and Prophesy. |
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12-5-2017 |
The Holidays and child loss: Dealing with the heartbreak that family holiday times can bring. |
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11-28-2017 |
Power: The consequences, responsibilities, abuse and allure of power. |
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11-21-2017 |
Finding Your Truth
Guest: Lou Redmond, Author Lou Redmond is an
Author, Speaker and Meditation Guide who hosts weekly
self-discovery workshops in Nutley, NJ. Lou's passion is helping
people find their purpose so they can share their unique gifts
with the world. |
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11-14-2017 |
Giving Thanks: Our Human Response to Grace. |
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11-7-2017 |
Topic: Sleep Deprivation: The Catastrophic lack of sleep in modern society and the damage it is doing. Guest: Dr. Christopher Bump More than thirty years ago Dr. Christopher Bump went through a rigorous course of classical medical education and training with intentions of creating a holographic model of health care. He was a pioneer in the field now known as Functional Medicine. Dr Bump’s educational background is extensive and eclectic. His undergraduate work encompassed art and psychology as well as full premedical studies. He has a Master’s Degree in human nutrition as well as wide-ranging experience in acupuncture and myofascial therapy. He also is a gifted teacher, spending much of his time educating medical students, health care professionals, corporate employees and the public on the techniques of Functional Medicine in practice. Doctor Bump has his own private practice located in Hamburg NJ where he continues to explore the Spiritual, Emotional, Mental and Physical causes of imbalanced health. |
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10-31-2017 |
ENCORE BROADCAST Wellness As A Spiritual Practice. Approaching the wellness of our Health and Bodies as a Spiritual Path. Guest: Dr. Christopher Bump More than thirty years ago Dr. Christopher Bump went through a rigorous course of classical medical education and training with intentions of creating a holographic model of health care. He was a pioneer in the field now known as Functional Medicine. Dr Bump’s educational background is extensive and eclectic. His undergraduate work encompassed art and psychology as well as full premedical studies. He has a Master’s Degree in human nutrition as well as wide-ranging experience in acupuncture and myofascial therapy. He also is a gifted teacher, spending much of his time educating medical students, health care professionals, corporate employees and the public on the techniques of Functional Medicine in practice. Doctor Bump has his own private practice located in Hamburg NJ where he continues to explore the Spiritual, Emotional, Mental and Physical causes of imbalanced health. |
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10-24-2017 |
The Energetic Landscape of True Relationship: Knowing when it’s REAL… |
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10-17-2017 |
Life: The Unexpected Journey – the illusion of control and the reality of the unforeseen. |
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10-10-2017 |
Rejection: Building resilience through personal ordeal |
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10-3-2017 |
Janet Perez Eckles Show Topic: How can we reach peace after pain, and triumph after trials? Neither adversity nor tragedy defeated Janet Perez Eckles. On the contrary, because of God’s grace, she became an international speaker, author of four inspirational Christian books and writer of hundreds of Christian magazine articles. She has contributed her work to dozens of anthologies, including more than thirty stories for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series of books. Janet is the host of the “Cooking in the Dark” video series. She is also a radio show host, a Christian life coach, missionary, award-winning Spanish interpreter and founder and President of JC Empowerment Ministries. But what is most revealing of God’s grace is that Janet is blind. Janet’s books, including Amazon No. 1, Simply Salsa, have been called life-changing. Their Bible based content has inspired thousands to turn their trials to triumph by learning to conquer fear. Janet can be reached at www.inspirationforyou.com |
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9-26-2017 |
Time: We all have all that there is… |
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9-19-2017 |
Our Fathers: Providing – Leading - Protecting – Guiding |
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9-12-2017 |
Being the Calm within the Storm – holding the Center |
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9-5-2017 |
Sunset Beach |
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8-29-2017 |
End of Summer Sojourn. The cleansing energy of the sea. |
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8-22-2017 |
Brokenness and Addiction - Part 2 - The Spiritual Aspects of Recovery |
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8-15-2017 |
Eclipse: A Door to New Beginnings. How lunar and solar events affect our personal energy… |
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8-8-2017 |
Grief: Processing The Pain Of Loss |
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8-1-2017 |
Wellness As A Spiritual Practice. Approaching the wellness of our Health and Bodies as a Spiritual Path. Guest: Dr. Christopher Bump More than thirty years ago Dr. Christopher Bump went through a rigorous course of classical medical education and training with intentions of creating a holographic model of health care. He was a pioneer in the field now known as Functional Medicine. Dr Bump’s educational background is extensive and eclectic. His undergraduate work encompassed art and psychology as well as full premedical studies. He has a Master’s Degree in human nutrition as well as wide-ranging experience in acupuncture and myofascial therapy. He also is a gifted teacher, spending much of his time educating medical students, health care professionals, corporate employees and the public on the techniques of Functional Medicine in practice. Doctor Bump has his own private practice located in Hamburg NJ where he continues to explore the Spiritual, Emotional, Mental and Physical causes of imbalanced health. |
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7-25-2017 |
Love And It's Many Aspects Part 1. (For Part 2 see 2-13-2018 Show) |
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7-18-2017 |
Writing Alchemy: Transmuting Pain Into Gold.
Guest: Katy Huth
Jones |
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7-11-2017 |
Duality: the basic nature of our Reality. |
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7-04-2017 |
Autoimmune Disorder: The Physical, Emotional, Societal and Spiritual Causes Guest: Dr. Christopher Bump More than thirty years ago Dr. Christopher Bump went through a rigorous course of classical medical education and training with intentions of creating a holographic model of health care. He was a pioneer in the field now known as Functional Medicine. Dr Bump’s educational background is extensive and eclectic. His undergraduate work encompassed art and psychology as well as full premedical studies. He has a Master’s Degree in human nutrition as well as wide-ranging experience in acupuncture and myofascial therapy. He also is a gifted teacher, spending much of his time educating medical students, health care professionals, corporate employees and the public on the techniques of Functional Medicine in practice. Doctor Bump has his own private practice located in Hamburg NJ where he continues to explore the Spiritual, Emotional, Mental and Physical causes of imbalanced health. |
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6-27-2017 |
Biodynamic Farming: Converting my berry farm to biodynamics PART 1
Guest:
Farmer Bob Alex |
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6-20-2017 |
The Road To Hope. The relationship between addiction and true spiritual awareness.
Guest: Keaton Douglas |
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6-13-2017 |
Overcoming Adversity
Guest: Keith Guernsey |
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6-06-2017 |
Autoimmune Disorder: The Physical, Emotional, Societal and Spiritual Causes Guest: Dr. Christopher Bump More than thirty years ago Dr. Christopher Bump went through a rigorous course of classical medical education and training with intentions of creating a holographic model of health care. He was a pioneer in the field now known as Functional Medicine. Dr Bump’s educational background is extensive and eclectic. His undergraduate work encompassed art and psychology as well as full premedical studies. He has a Master’s Degree in human nutrition as well as wide-ranging experience in acupuncture and myofascial therapy. He also is a gifted teacher, spending much of his time educating medical students, health care professionals, corporate employees and the public on the techniques of Functional Medicine in practice. Doctor Bump has his own private practice located in Hamburg NJ where he continues to explore the Spiritual, Emotional, Mental and Physical causes of imbalanced health. |
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5-30-2017 |
A Bump in our schedule...Chi Infusion and the Balance of Eastern & Western Healing Modalities |
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5-23-2017 |
The State of Speech in America: How our Political Discourse has changed. Guest: Author Paul Cwalina is a published author with three titles to his name. A grandson of immigrant coal miners, he was raised in the working middle class of northeastern Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley — specifically, the small town of Swoyersville. By day, Mr. Cwalina is a marketing executive with more than 30 years of experience with various companies in various industries. A slow adopter of other people’s advice, he finally self-published his first novel Dropping Stones in the fall of 2014 at the age of 50. He followed that up with Kingmake’ in 2015 and Qoheleth in 2016. Check out his latest thoughts on his new blog site: www.ThoughtsThatEscapeMe.blog |
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5-16-2017 | Energy Shifts. How to deal with the feelings of uneasiness and anxiety that manifest during a shift. | |
5-9-2017 | Mothers and everything they represent and do for us. | |
5-2-2017 | Brokenness and Addiction and how Life Voids and Loneliness can drive people to destructive behavior | |
4-25-2017 |
Holistic
Living
Guest: Susanne Meyer-Fitzimmons |
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4-18-2017 |
Teens.
Body Shaming/Social Pressure Guest: Author Krysten Lindsay Hager who writes about friendship, self-esteem, fitting in, frenemies, crushes, fame, first loves, and values. She is the author of True Colors, Best Friends...Forever?, Next Door to a Star, Landry in Like, and Competing with the Star (The Star Series: Book 2). Her debut novel, True Colors, won the Readers Favorite award for best preteen book. Krysten's work has been featured in USA Today, The Flint Journal, the Grand Haven Tribune, the Beavercreek Current, the Bellbrook Times and on Living Dayton. http://www.krystenlindsay.com/#sthash.LfVoADCs.dpuf |
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4-11-2017 | Energy work: re-grounding & clearing out the negativity of winter and guided meditation. | |
Our Trip to find Spring! |
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