Spirituality for Living

I think the idea of gratitude is for the most part misunderstood. Seen as a humiliation often, but if you think about it there is nothing more ennobling. When you are in the experience of gratitude, you are in peace. You are in the present. When you cannot rest in the now, gratitude for that [...]

Imagine a life of gratitude? For what we are. For what we can do. For what we can experience. Would that be a selfish life? Why are we taught it is? Really the secret of gratitude isn’t a secret. It’s realizing a simple truth. We are connected, not chained. Supported. We are connected by genetic [...]

Thanks to Ocean of Perspective and to The Inspired Self for passing us the Lemonade Award! 
This award is passed to bloggers for showing great Attitude and/or Gratitude.  Since the purpose of this site is to inspire living from your true nature and acting accordingly in the world, we thought we would pass the award onto some others [...]

Looking back for my future. Looking forward it’s past. The only time I can love you is in the now. Not a race. Hey, wrote a poem.   Yes, that’s the truth.  If right now I just cannot accept my now, I can take radical action. Nothing is truly circumstantial, but things are balanced. You choose radical change [...]

There is giving, and then there is bribery. The difference between genuine giving and bribery is in giving there are no conditions. You give because you are adding to the world. It’s bribery if you are giving to induce a condition, and there is no reason to accept bribery.
Love. Expect nothing in return? Yes, and [...]

How are you today?

Still Breathing. Breathing is good.  I rather like it. Breathing and moving. So, we are all alive today?
And kicking. Oh, do indeed kick if it’s necessary. I enjoy marital arts.
In gratitude today, thank God. Excellent, remember to thank God is to be likewise grateful to yourself.
We thank ourselves all too infrequently. [...]

I’m wondering. How do we cope with so much shame going on? Cease identifying with the system, but we can’t take action based on that statement even if it’s clear. In hypnosis, they can’t use the suggestion “quit smoking” to make you quit smoking. You actually have to have a positive or present object of [...]