“Cynicism masquerades as wisdom, but it is the farthest thing from it. Because cynics don’t learn anything. Because cynicism is a self-imposed blindness, a rejection of the world because we are afraid it will hurt us or disappoint us. Cynics always say no. But saying ‘yes’ begins things. Saying ‘yes’ is how things grow. Saying […]
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Citizens of Earth
September 12, 2015
Un Nuevo Rumbo
August 17, 2015
“Despite the differences in our governments, at a human level, there’s so much we share: laughter, music, the love of good food and the sheer genius of rum in a box.” ~ Conan O’Brien Cuba as seen by the crew aboard the International Space Station (NASA) The United States Embassy has reopened in Cuba. […]
Bee Grateful
August 4, 2015
“It is well to remember that the entire Universe, with one exception, is composed of others.” ~ John Andrew Holmes Did you know that it takes 12 bees, each working their entire lifetime, to collectively produce a single tablespoon of honey? Meditate on that for a minute. Imagine that you and 11 of your friends […]
Heart Shaped World
July 20, 2015
“For our entire lives, Pluto was nothing more than a dot in space and now it’s an entire world, with surface features and personality and – Oh my God! – this section right here looks like a heart! It hearts us!” ~ Stephen Colbert “A person’s a person, no matter how small.” Many of us […]
May the Focus be with you
July 8, 2015
“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” ~ From Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace (1999) “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.” This signature phrase from the opening of every Star Wars film, tells of a futuristic time and place in the distant past. The language brings to mind […]
Saluto al Sole
June 26, 2015
“Flowers don’t worry about how they’re going to bloom. They just open up and turn toward the sun, and that makes them beautiful.” ~ Jim Carrey Just outside the yoga deck, hidden within a secret garden, at Sunflower Retreats. Happy Belated Summer Solstice! Regular Philosopher’s Spoon readers may have noticed that my posts have […]
Meta
May 18, 2015
“When we quit thinking primarily about ourselves and our own self-preservation, we undergo a truly heroic transformation of consciousness.” ~ Joseph Campbell When most people think of the word metaphysics, the common meaning that comes to mind is “beyond physics” or “the study of what lies beyond the physical world”. However, the origin of the […]
To the Nth Degree
April 23, 2015
“Everyone has faith in God, though everyone does not know it. For everyone has faith in himself, and that, multiplied to the nth degree, is God. The sum total of all that lives is God. We may not be God, but we are of God – even as a little drop of water is of […]
Spring Green
March 31, 2015
“To quote another gospel, Dune, by Frank Herbert, ‘Fear is the mind killer.’ To stay mindful, you have to not live in fear.” ~ Stephen Colbert What if money actually did grow on trees? Spring is here. Outside my window, the big tree, barren of leaves for the last three months, has just begun to […]
Shake it Up
March 16, 2015
“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi Spring is almost here, the time of planting, rebirth, fresh starts and new beginnings. Gardeners know that before one can sow the seeds of spring, one must aerate the hardened winter soil by breaking through the top layer and turning over fresh earth. […]
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