Living With 100 Things Challenge
I’ve been doing an adopted version of the “Living with 100 Things” challenge for a couple of years now. The best thing about this challenge is that you can make up your own rules and goals; and I shamelessly made up mine. I don’t think…
Do You Let Society Tell You Who You Are?
It was a peaceful morning in the Conformity Henhouse. All the chickens were walking around the hen, feeding, and looking at proud roosters with longing and awe. The most colorful and biggest roosters were looking attentively to the most beautiful and youngest chicks. And of…
We All Need to Be Loved Just the Way We Are
The journey to discover ourselves is a difficult one. I heard this often before starting my own journey. I had a vague idea of what it would be like. I was expecting mountains, lots of them, and valleys to pass through. I was expecting hard…
You Know, There’s a Very Famous “Secret”
It was the morning of the first day of May, the day of my birthday, when anything could be requested! I was to turn 14. The weather was mildly warm with clear skies. I cheerfully got out of bed and felt a glow of anticipation…
Evolution: The Truth Everyone Knows and No One Wants to See…
We say that we bring the greatest troubles upon ourselves with our unrealistic expectations and desires… Take for example the desire to control. We say things like: “I want absolute control over outcomes, other people, behaviors, and all other matters.” “Everything should happen how I…
It’s Important to See What You’re Looking At
It’s important to see what you’re looking at… What do you see right now? What are you looking at? What are you thinking? I saw a small daisy growing in Istanbul’s dusty streets. It was among the built-up concrete plazas on a small lawn, growing…
“Damn it, I don’t want that!”
Everyone has experienced many times in their life something that frustrates, upsets, annoys, angers and a host of other emotions around things they don’t want and/or people that upset them. What is the natural response? “Damn it, I don’t want that!” and push back against who…
The Collapse of Civilization
Fear also brought violence with it, and when that violence is sustained, people grow accustomed to it. Once people get used to violence, it does not hurt as much anymore, so people stop seeking a way to correct these unfavorable conditions. When people are so…
My World as a Whole
“People should care about the peace and prosperity of other nations just as much as they do for their own nations. This is a necessity. People should try as much as possible to enhance the welfare of other nations as if they were their own….
The Colour of Money
“There’s never enough” “If only I had just a bit more” “I’m not sure how I’m going to make it through until next pay day” These are just a few of the repeating phrases I hear from clients in one to one sessions and at…
Michael said, “Heal The World,” and I Believe Him
Heal the world. Make it a better place For you and for me And the entire human race. There are people dying, If you care enough For the living. Make a better place. Who will save the world? This world that’s gone crazy. This world…
The Code of Money (Part 2): I Can Give Up What Does Not Belong to Me
The idea behind my previous article was that there is someone else’s share in whatever you earn. In this article, I’d like to clarify this idea in more detail. I’d like to talk about being a giver, which is something we generally find difficult. This…
