“Pain is part of life, suffering is optional.” Last week I heard this phrase used so many times in a workshop that it began to sound like a bumper sicker slogan. It’s catchy and it stuck. I sat with this idea for over a week contemplating why there is the experience suffering in my [...]
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Pain is part of life, suffering is optional!
Posted in Introspective, spiritual, tagged compassion, Lifestyle, Living on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Be All That You Can Be
Posted in Introspective, spiritual, tagged know thyself in the deepest possible way on June 1, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Over the last several decades, especially since the self-help movement of the seventies and eighties, much has been made about the need for self-actualization. Movies and books that popularize this pursuit are making millions, because so many people crave to fix their life situation. Simply put, self-actualization means, “to be all that you can be.” [...]
I Am So Special
Posted in Introspective, tagged reflection on May 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The need to feel special is at the core of the self-driven life. Though, each of us has a unique interpretation of what it means to feel special, we all entertain the internal notion that we are special and that the world revolves around us. Sort of like the world is a play, we [...]
Do it with Love
Posted in Introspective, inspiration, spiritual, tagged challenges, inspiration, spirit on May 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It really is not so much about what we do in life as far as occupation or direction we take, but more importantly what we bring to the table when we do it. That is, are we bringing the Love?
Love is the universal solvent that breaks down all uncertainty and indecision leaving in their [...]
Flow
Posted in Introspective, tagged challenges, life, Serendipity on April 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
There have been many terms used to describe FLOW throughout the ages. Whether it was the Christain’s “grace”, or the Taosist’s “wu wei.” Almost every great religion or philosophy had this concept as the highest attainment in their practice. In Shen Life, we too see this as the highest attainment.
FLOW brings with it [...]
What is God Like?
Posted in Introspective, tagged god, poetry, reflection on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
What is God like?“God is like sand in your face while sunning on the beach,God is like a dog’s slobber hitting your face right after a shower,God is like a pesky gnat buzzing about your face while taking a nap,God is constantly in our faces,Interrupting our self intoxication.What is God like? God is like a thorn [...]
Forgiveness
Posted in Introspective, tagged Forgiveness, questioning, wisdom on February 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When we are done with forgiveness, when there is no one or no thing left to forgive, what is left? The sober realization is that the Forgiver is the thing being forgiven. The “who” that forgives is the thing being forgived. The two are one in the same. In this light, is it wiser to [...]
