Tag: Christianity
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A Shadow 4 Consciousness: Create Your Wellbeing
Filling the conscious mind with ideal conceptions is a characteristic of Western theosophy, but not the confrontation with the shadow and the world of darkness. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. ~ Carl Jung Consciousness & Inner Light Have you ever told the story of…
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A Work in Progress
Inspiration for the Soul The Philosopher’s Stone Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson once stated that “Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.” When we look at life from the perspective of our inherent growth, doorways to bliss open where there were once only walls. Youth is the gift…
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Gratitude… The Reason for the Season
Inspiration Upon awakening, let the words Thank You flow from your lips, for this will remind you to begin your day with gratitude and compassion. Dr. Wayne Dyer A Depth Psychology Perspective The longest night of the year has now passed, and daylight arises. As the prolific author, clergyman, and English historian Thomas Fuller once…
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Abundance… The Infinite Nature Within
Inspirational Quote The Universe loves a grateful person. The more you thank Life, the more Life will give you to be thankful for. Louise Hay A Depth Psychology Perspective… Maybe life is truly that simple. There used to be an axiom in the sciences and philosophy. A simple belief cut to the core by the…
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The Spirit Within
Inspirational Quote You are not a human being in search of a spiritual experience. You are a spiritual being immersed in a human experience. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A Father’s Guide to Wisdom To take part in the forbidden fruit. To understand the secret between good and evil, as God had only known before. It…
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To New Beginnings… Instruments of God’s Way
Inspirational Quote You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending. ― C.S. Lewis A Father’s Guide to Wisdom In today’s quote, we will examine the concepts of perseverance and the need to overcome the odds that life throws our way. For adults, life has afforded…
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Faith… Growing through Lived Patience
Inspiration Each life is made up of mistakes and learning, waiting and growing, practicing patience and being persistent. Billy Graham A Father’s Guide to Wisdom What once was is now in the not so distant past. To be, or not to be, this is a source of true anxiety. Just be. Be present, now. Breathe…
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Character: Through Perseverance, Success Achieved!
Inspiration Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. Helen Keller The Philosopher’s Corner The realization of Self is not a destination, it is a journey. The term Nirvana comes to mind here. The ontology of this term…
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Nature’s Intent… Gratitude for What Is
Inspiration We still do not know one thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us. Albert Einstein When nature has work to be done, she creates a genius to do it. Ralph Waldo Emerson The Philosopher’s Corner With the fall into consciousness, it is said that humankind began to know the nature…
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Love Is… A Secret Unto Itself
Inspiration I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love. Mother Teresa Love is the beauty of the soul. Saint Augustine The Philosopher’s Corner In the aftermath of this Easter Sunday, and at the doorstep of the Eastern Orthodox Holy Week, I have…
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Resurrection: A Day for New Hope and New Beginnings
Inspiration God loves each of us as if there were only one of us. Saint Augustine What God intended for you goes far beyond anything you can imagine. Oprah Winfrey The Philosopher’s Corner Happy Easter Everyone. Today we celebrate the resurrection. Whether one is Christian or not, the idea behind resurrection is paramount to the…
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Forgiveness: A Fragrant Blossom that Ignites the Soul
Inspiration Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul. Henry Ward Beecher. The Philosopher’s Corner Happy Good Friday everyone. I am not here to preach, but to offer philosophical and psychological insight into the nature of…