Deep Truth: An Interview with Gregg Braden Transformation Magazine Publisher, Natalie Amsden, and writer S.C. Francis interview Gregg Braden about his newest book, Deep Truth: Igniting the Memory of Our Origin, History, Destiny, and Fate. Gregg explores false assumptions of…
The Way It Is: How to Avoid Good Health
When we left off last month, BOB was playing infinite “Whack-a-Mole” with our thoughts, bopping each one with a “YES” when it pops up. There’s more to it, of course, get the whole story at www.spiritwithasmile.com. Since all us moles…
The Story of Joy
Reflecting on the theme of joyful living led me to an online search of the word joy. I was surprised by the high number of links to consumer spending. While I don’t believe buying things is bad, I do think…
Harness Attention Through Meditation
I recently read an article about Max Planck, who won a Nobel Prize for his work with atoms. After years of study and research, Planck eventually said that he could only know one thing—that some invisible force holds together energy…
Joy vs. Suffering: Relinquish expectations and find your joy!
The motivation for all that we do comes down to wanting only one thing: JOY! All of our choices and actions are either moving toward joy or away from suffering. It’s hard to feel joy when you’re suffering and hard…
Without Gratitude You’ve Probably Got a Bad Attitude!
Everyone has something to be grateful for. Whether it is clothes on your back, food on your plate, family, your job, your car, your health, your divorce, the death of someone who is suffering, friends, or your pet, there is something to be thankful for. Often the things that we judge to be bad are simply events we are not enjoying in the moment – without any regard for the blessing that change can bring in the long run.
Making the Shift
There are many great books, teachers, advisors, leaders, advocates, etc. that have brought our awareness to the changes that will improve our way of life as a whole. What ever the change, or changes, may be or how they are…
The 100th Monkey: Creating a Shift
In the book The 100th Monkey Ken Keyes, Jr. tells the story of a scientific research study on monkeys that supports the notion that quantum shifts can occur when a population reaches a “critical mass.” This phenomenon is often referred…
Shift Your Relationships Through Forgiveness
Breaking down the prison and letting the inmate free is one of the best things you can do to truly free yourself and create the life that you want or the relationship that you desire. You may say, “I am…
Make the Shift to a Bigger Mind
Why is our society fascinated with people who have a “big” life? Headlines in every supermarket line shriek about the lives of entertainers, royalty, and the privileged as though our own lives aren’t quite good enough. While I’m deeply concerned…