The waters of Oak Creek ripple through the Verde Valley bringing the green blush of deciduous trees hinted at in the valley’s name. I sat on the bank of one part of the creek recently, dangling my feet in the chill water.
Journal
Magnets for Health and Peace
When people fight, they think that they’re just fighting. When they put others down with caustic remarks, it may seem as if they are just bruising their psyche. But if you look deeper, you’ll see they are damaging more than that.
Choose and Act Right Now
We are standing at a crossroads—a moment of destiny in which one of two options must be chosen. Is humankind to come to an end, or will there be a new and great beginning? One by one, each of us takes a step forward choosing the path that we wish for our world, every action another step.
Visions of Greatness
A common trap of spiritual aspirations is that they provide us grandiose visions of becoming higher beings of grace and authority.
Do You Know Who You Are?
Without knowing the answer to the question, “Who am I?”, how can you really know anything else? In the absence of an answer, life becomes a meaningless sequence of events and is often clouded by anxiety and worry, anguish and delusion.
The Rhythm of the Land
People are influenced a lot by their environment. Have you noticed that many people who live in the same region have a similar texture to their energy? And that texture typically resonates with the texture of the land.
The Balance Between Feast and Famine
The long term effects of overeating results in obesity, which is a major risk factor for many illnesses and diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. But even more fundamentally, what you eat affects your mental health, not only on a chemical level but on an emotional level as well. Everything is connected to eating. As some say, we are what we eat.
A Human-Centered Education System
There needs to be a shift from the often stressful education system focused on academic competition to a system of education that respects the minds of the youth, an updated model that I refer to as a human-centered education.
Depression: The Starting Point
The most serious mental health issue faced by today’s society is depression. To find the answer we must look inside of the brain. The responsibility to improve the quality of your life and cure depression lies with you.
When Faced with a Crisis
A crisis is a dangerous opportunity as well as a great opportunity. What you choose is what matters. First, ask…