“Whether we are happy depends on inner harmony, not on the controls we are able to exert over the great forces of the universe. Certainly we should keep on learning how to master the external environment…but such mastery is not going to add one jot to how good we as individuals feel, or reduce the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'enlightenment'
Book Excerpt of the Day: Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
January 2nd, 2012 · 2 Comments · enlightenment, reads, spirit
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The Hot Chocolate 5K+ race: Addicted to overcoming
November 17th, 2011 · 2 Comments · char and the city, enlightenment, friends, fam, and my ridiculously fun life, up in the gym
If you would have told me a year ago that I would pay over $50 to wake up before sunrise, take CTA downtown, and run nearly five miles, I would have scoffed the day you were born. But I did just that earlier this month, and it’s one of those things that make you question [...]
11.11.11: What planet are YOU from?
November 11th, 2011 · 3 Comments · enlightenment, Full Circle, Redefining Success
11.11.11. Oneness. I post that time (11:11; 1:11) on Twitter often, and Facebook occasionally. Some folk get it, while some wonder, “Why the hell are you so obsessed with that time?” I don’t go looking for it. It just appears to me; I’m often drawn to look at a digital clock at the moment it [...]
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Living Live: Cooking with Seitan
September 4th, 2011 · 2 Comments · enlightenment, In the kitschn with Charlotte Shay, spirit
I picked up a box of seitan at Whole Foods on Thursday with Ange. Here are some ways to use the meat substitute: Seitan Scramble Ingredients: Seitan, eggs, olive oil and whatever vegetables you like. I used bean sprouts, peppers, and broccoli. Directions: Grill the seitan and add sprouts. Add the remaining vegetables. I don’t [...]
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Neuropeptides: Scientific explanations for how we create our reality.
September 1st, 2011 · 2 Comments · enlightenment, spirit
I write a lot about the things I experience, and the lessons I’ve been learning about how this ROLLER COASTER ride/game of life works. While the metaphysical may be difficult for some to truly grasp and comprehend, I transcribed a podcast featuring Max Igan as he speaks about how we TRULY create our reality— the [...]
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