Many of us are relatively fortunate. We probably haven’t had our lives affected by gross trauma. We might not have been subjected to gross poverty, war, violence, alcoholism or drugs, etc. But could we somehow still have been traumatized and not even realize this? PAST TRAUMA IS AN ADDITIONAL CHALLENGE TO OVERCOME! There is an ongoing stress that follows a traumatic life-event. It’s not just the event itself. The resultant subconscious memories can be considerable. These ar

Our mind is normally lit up & burning with racing thoughts. #emotions #habits #challenges #egomind #stress

Our BRAIN is usually busy and on high alert... We need to QUIETEN our mind. #wellbeing #contemplation #awareness #higherconsciousness #nowmoment #egomind #stress

Spiritual evolution will challenge your personal relationships. Don’t surrender your truth. #transformation #lifecrisis #discernment #courage #lifepurpose #stress #connection

Spiritual evolution requires that some relationships will dissolve. Energies must align. #gameoflife #spirituality #attachment #lifecrisis #challenges #stress #connection

The world is in a bad way! What a mess! Everything seems in CHAOS. This seems so apparent. Bad news is everywhere! We watch it on television, read it in the press, hear it on the radio and view it on our internet feed. If it’s not overt conflict & death, then it’s fear of more terror. WE EXIST IN A STATE OF GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY & GREAT TURMOIL. Political instability contributes to this uncertainty, triggering uprising or revolt. Each nation fears some other. One community rese

What is Truth? Where does Truth reside? This enquiry might at first seem esoteric or strange. But ‘this understanding’ is very important! So, hang in there! Let’s first establish what we mean by this ‘Truth’ with a capital ‘T’. What we’re talking about is a fixed Reality, a permanent reference point. ‘The Truth’ means having a TRUE REALITY & true reference point! One that is precise, permanent & universal? One that would likely apply everywhere in the entire Cosmos… That’s a

Sometimes we glimpse the potential benefit of changing our life. Then doubts arise: Should we attempt changing? Will it really succeed? Is it worth the effort? What problems will it produce? OUR DOUBT, DISTRUST AND EVEN CYNICISM CAN SURFACE! Often, we don’t fully accept it’s worth the effort or the risk involved. Or, we don’t really believe we can achieve this. We don't trust the process. Sometimes we foresee potential problems in changing. As a result, WE CAN BECOME UNCE

Any URGENCY of time or place BREAKS the loving embrace of this NOW MOMENT #stress #nowmoment #unconditionallove #habits #challenges

Part 1. All about MANKIND: Where we’re at! We struggle in our personal lives. We can suffer so much, yet we're spurred on by some ‘illusion of hope’. Sometimes we’re encouraged by the material progress we make. Morally, we still vent our rage at some perceived social injustice. Then we pretend this manufactured outrage is righteous. It’s all part of ‘our collective illusion!’ As a Mankind, we are still deluded! So little has really improved in our spiritual outlook & our true

SOCIETY CONDONES THE STATUS QUO of not changing our self, by encouraging temporary solutions! We have previously discussed the usual ‘SOCIAL ADDICTIONS’ commonly used for temporary relief, such as caffeine, nicotine and alcohol. If we really want to protest our discontent, we might also experiment with additional ‘HARD DRUGS’. We try these to numb our deep despair in this way - to try to artificially break through to who we really are. We seek to distract from or bypass our

WE YEARN FOR INNER-PEACE… Inwardly we long for inner contentment & fulfillment in our lives. This state can ONLY be ACHIEVED THROUGH SELF-REALIZATION & TRUE SELF-EXPRESSION. This means understanding our inner-most needs & releasing our true potential. A different way of conveying this concept is that: Lasting happiness and inner peace can only be generated from deep within our self, not from the outside world. FINALLY, SOME OF US SEE THIS TRUTH. Some achieve this realizatio

Others might see us as being in control, polished and sometimes even clever. OUTWARDLY, WE CAN APPEAR SO CONFIDENT & SUCCESSFUL. That’s however ‘a mask’: just our usual practiced responses and our deeply ingrained habits. INWARDLY WE FEEL EMPTY AND UNFULFILLED. Inside, we are unhappy & discontent. We are in inner turmoil with needs that we can’t quite recognize. WE YEARN FOR A DEEP INNER PEACE. We have not yet found what we truly need. Deep within us there exists a need – a

Some of us have had a major life crisis. Many more of us instead experience a CHRONIC DISSATISFACTION…A SLOW SUFFERING! Some in this ‘dissatisfied’ category view their life as ‘predominantly unsatisfactory’. They experience CONSTANT LOW-GRADE STRESS OR INNER TURMOIL. A crisis in slow motion! A bigger subgroup of dissatisfied people just ‘ lack inner peace’… They’re NOT FULLY CONTENT and CAN’T FIND FULFILLMENT in their lives. They don’t understand the meaning of life and the

A crisis in our lives may be a good thing, even ‘a blessing’. This is the next life lesson (No.36): CRISES ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE Crises give us an invitation to stop our usual ways. It’s also an incentive to make a significant change. A crisis gives us A CHANCE TO REDIRECT OUR LIFE. At times of crisis, there is an opportunity to RECONNECT WITH OUR INNER NEEDS. To productively channel them outwards instead of just holding them back. We can finally unleash that deep d

For so many of us, life FEELS LIKE A CONSTANT STRUGGLE. It’s a daily battle, just ‘to survive’. We try hard to do what’s expected of us or do even more! What we don’t realize is that by just CARRYING ON IN OUR USUAL WAY, we deny ourselves so much. Usually we just conform to OUR PRIOR SOCIAL CONDITIONING. We became trapped in these HABITUAL PATTERNS. However, we sacrifice an important part of our real self in this process. We sabotage our true inner desires and needs. This

If we cultivate a thought, we’re responsible for its consequences. CHOOSE YOUR THOUGHTS WISELY! #attachment #stress #suffering #intent #contemplation

JUDGING and CONTROLLING leads us OFF the spiritual path #cynicism #attachment #discernment #stress #selfsabotage #egomind #suffering

WE USUALLY DON’T LISTEN TO THE NEEDS OF OUR INNER-SELF! We figuratively dam up these inner urges behind ‘a wall’ and defer them; until FINALLY A BREAK-DOWN OR ‘LEAK’ OCCURS somewhere. A small leak corresponds to a small crisis. A larger crack in ‘the wall’ - a larger crisis. A major break in ‘the dam’ - a major life-threatening crisis. However, we do then get A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY… an incentive to change our lives! This is another important life lesson (No. 23): A CRISIS F

When we REACT through STRESS we contract & diminish. When we RESPOND through LOVE we blossom and grow. #attachment #challenges #emotions #egomind #habits #lifecrisis #regret #selfsabotage #stress