On Death And Survival: The Mantra Of My Love For You
The Mantra of My Love for You I shall fear no broken heart For my heart shall not be broken Not by separation Or destruction Least not darkest death I shall fear no broken heart For my heart shall not be broken Not by sickness Or disaster Or the light…
Second Sapien
I live with my wife in old house under a canopy of trees in the center of an old French city on the banks of the Mississippi River. The streets in my neighborhood are curved which adds a certain effervescence to an evening walk. Your eyes do not spot…
Blue Skies In A Red World: What The Election of 2012 Has Taught This Weary American
Like many Americans, the election of 2012 has left me exhausted. The constant ideological pounding by both parties has assaulted my consciousness like a continual mantra of trouble, hate and blame. In my home state, it remained to be seen, until last…
Karma Builder: Today’s Karmic Workout – Question Dogma
Karmic Muscle Group: Awareness, Clarity & Liberation Today’s Exercise: Question Dogma [Preparatory Note: there are several useful definitions of “dogma”, however, it is the custom at TLB to use the one that is broadest. Therefore,…
Karma Builder: Today’s Karmic Workout – Shut Up And Do Something
Karmic Muscle Group: Committed Action Today’s Exercise: Shut Up And Do Something [Preparatory Note: the irony about complaining is that it is not a plea for action or remedy. Complaining is a purely designed to vent emotional negativity. When…
Karma Builder: Today’s Karmic Workout: Speaking Virtue Into The Being Of Another
Karmic Muscle Group: Virtuous Intention Today’s Exercise: Speaking Virtue Into The Being Of Another Choose a friend or co-worker in whom you see a virtue that does not often get recognized. It can be “hard working”,…
Karma Builder: Today’s Karmic Workout: Intention – Light A Prayer On Fire
Karmic Muscle Group: Intention Today’s Exercise: Light A Prayer On Fire Spend a few minutes thinking about the one thing you wish you could do for the world and the life in it. On a clean piece of paper or a piece of stationery, hand-write your…
The Word: Living In Language
In 2012, my good friend Terri Long, author of In Leah’s Wake invited me to participate in a short essay extravaganza on her blog site entitled For the Love of Love. Forty authors were asked to write short essays of various types on the topic of…
Karma Builder: Today’s Karmic Workout: Awareness – Taste Your Food
Karmic Muscle Group: Awareness Today’s Exercise: Taste Your Food Pick a meal and sit down to eat it. Take one full minute to think about what you are about to eat and where it comes from. Take another minute to think about why your body needs the…
Karma Builder: Today’s Karmic Workout: Compassion and Relatedness – Get To Know Someone
Karmic Muscle Group: Compassion and Relatedness Today’s Exercise: Get To Know Someone Identify a person who as taught you something that is valuable Meditate on the value and benefit you have received from this knowledge Contact the person and…