Here’s to the mothers with the brilliant kids who aren’t always appreciated for their creativity, bravery, and strength. Here’s to the mothers with the impassioned warrior of a child who hears the word “no”, and decides to trash an aisle in the grocery store or… Read More »Ode to the Weary Warrior Mothers
Lessons What are virtues? Virtues are the qualities we have that allow us to express our goodness. In this story we learned about several virtues. In order to sit at the roundtable, the knights had to be pure, generous, patient, kind, disciplined, diligent, and humble.… Read More »King Arthur and the Order of the Roundtable
Some of us are not here to fit in with the collective consciousness because we are here to override it. The collective consciousness is one “reality” but it’s not the only reality. That’s what I wanted to express. Yet as I wrote the sentence,… Read More »Holding the Line for Humanity
One should train in deeds of merit That yield long-lasting happiness: Generosity, a balanced life, Developing a loving mind. By cultivating these three things, Deeds yielding happiness, The wise person is reborn in bliss In an untroubled happy world. – Buddha Alchemy is the process… Read More »Inner Alchemy Technique: Merit
I’ve been reading that people feel that creativity has been conquered, art is dead, and writing skills are becoming obsolete because AI has been released to mimic these forms of expression. Yet the empowerment is that we don’t have to accept it. We don’t “have”… Read More »Creativity is Not Dead
I thought I was just going to have a cup of tea, but it turned into an experience. I took out a teabag and was touched with the most pleasant aroma. It was a wonderful surprise. I quickly poured the hot water into my cup… Read More »The Warrior’s Path to Ease and Harmony
I was sitting in my room quietly, trying to get the energy to go out and complete some errands. I realized that I felt weighed down and bleh, but I didn’t have a reason to. “What is the source of this?”, I inquired. It became… Read More »Tea Tree Oil
I found myself annoyed by a pushy person who seemed to think that I was immediately supposed to drop what I was doing and tend to their crisis. I did not want to participate in any energy-draining dynamics, so I stated my boundaries and let… Read More »Boundaries
I used the wrong color for a piece of artwork that was depicting a cosmic reality. While working on the design I thought there was something odd about one part of the work, but I brushed it off. After I was done and ready to… Read More »Humility Is Not Humiliation
What is self esteem? According to Nathaniel Branden self esteem can be defined as, “the disposition to experience oneself as being competent to cope with the basic challenges of life, and as being worthy of happiness.” [1][1] Self esteem has to be grounded in reality… Read More »Self Esteem