We often hear a lot about hope. I hope to be happy in life. But one is foolish to believe that anything fruitful comes to exist without effort. What I hope for must thus be turned into reality. We can do this through prayer, meditation and, the one I find to be the most practical – through action. Hope without action is neutered, naïve, dreaming. It lacks the efficacy of the possible, the perhaps, the what if I could change the world – my world. But, specifically, what is the nexus of this desire, this yearning that I hear and read so much about? It is, “au fond,” at its core, the belief that my life could get better and improve.
Continue reading There cannot be realistic hope without actionPodcast Episode 47: Give yourself the gift of joy and happiness. This is essential for a successful and fulfilling life.
Podcast Episode 46: We are all capable of screaming. We must decide whether it displays a positive or a negative emotion.
Eccentrics make the world go round
I love eccentrics! They are the plashes of paint on an expressionist (1) canvas, disseminating our gaze to the tableau – its intricate design, meaning, and aftertaste. Without their unique personalities, our society would, most certainly, be spiritually poorer and bereft of those questions of life and love. They ask, “Who am I and why am I here?”
Continue reading Eccentrics make the world go roundPodcast Episode 45: Don’t say negative things about yourself — certainly not to the people you don’t know!
Podcast Episode 44: I want to be rich in all aspects of my life. Then I will be able to flourish and blossom as a human being.
Act your age, what’s wrong with you?
Act your age! Do you remember that little chestnut thrown at you when you displayed a moment of indiscretion? It is usually remembered as a statement of opprobrium — your behavior being perceived as infantile, churlish, or immature. Later, when you are old, people fling it at you again. Now that you are much older and wiser, in theory, you should act with thoughtfulness and sagacity.
Continue reading Act your age, what’s wrong with you?Podcast Episode 43: There is a distinction between humility and modesty. Be humble before God, but modest when dealing with human beings.
Podcast Episode 42: If you want to live a long and fulfilling life, learn to develop yourself. It is easy to be unhappy, but hard to be happy. The attainment of a joyful life requires work on the self.
Memories are so compelling
We often have mental images — thoughts — that just run amok. We are happy, sad, frustrated, and anxious, almost as quickly as I write. It soon becomes self-evident that I must control this mind, this collection of images. We are always somewhat puzzled by beings who cannot control some memory of the past. It is as if they are on some interminable loop of pain. They endlessly convey the past to the present.
Continue reading Memories are so compelling