"If we could see our real Self coming down the street, we would wonder who this beautiful, radiant, magnificent creature could be. We would not be able to take our eyes off them.” Eknath Easwaran, The End of Sorrow
Browsing category: Essence
"Above all, don’t lie to yourself."
Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov
"Death is the beginning of something."
Edith Piaf
Border security is managed carefully by most countries. What is let through and out of borders – materials and people - is of utmost importance to the economic and political efficacy of counties that see themselves as separate from and in competition with other countries. Some borders are vigilant at protecting its citizens and the economy from the spectre of dark possibilities. Other borders are more laissez faire allowing the free market to flourish and human traffic, both legal and illegal, to flow without too many
"Everything is practice." Pele
"Most people are nice when you finally see them."
Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird
"Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act."
Leonard Cohen
Ikigai (ee-key-guy) is a Japanese term that roughly translates as 'a reason for being'. Okinawans, much revered for their longevity, have a matchless diet of super foods and are practitioners of an ikigai mindset. It's argued that this combination of an Okinawan diet, sensible exercise, and a strong connection for why they get up in the morning make Okinawans extraordinarily healthy in their bodies, minds and spirits, and life-long members of the 100+ club! People with this connection to their ikigai have an illuminating inner
"You are the universe, you aren't in the universe."
Eckhart Tolle
"I can be a better me than anyone can."
Diana Ross