I went to a workshop run by Spiritual Healing Past last night in order to learn more about the chakras (energy centers in the body). At the beginning of the workshop, the instructors were talking about how there are so many different belief systems, spiritual practices, and healing modalities around, that it’s easy to feel overwhelmed … Continue reading
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From free-will to anxiety
What is anxiety? What is impulse? What is fear? What is it to quiver? What is the common essence at their core? Strong emotions, but what is their purpose? Why not quiet? A punishment? But if an all-loving Source, then why punishment? An original sin? Why not forgiveness? A lesson that needs to be learned? … Continue reading
From fake charities to real connections
I was out for a pre-concert drink with a buddy when a woman approached us asking for money. She said she was raising funds for women who had had their teeth kicked in. The woman looked like she’s seen better days and the home-made jar she was using to collect donations didn’t exactly scream, “legitimate.” … Continue reading
Tears
I was listening to the BBC this morning, as I do every morning, when a segment came on detailing the experiences of Holocaust survivors in Yugoslavia. A woman began to speak about the atrocities that occurred. About how people were rounded up from their homes, herded into carts, and taken to be exterminated. She spoke … Continue reading
