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Today’s Daily Dose is ‘Gratitude’. Gratitude means appreciating what you do have – even if it’s small – so that you can cultivate more. If you don’t appreciate what you do have, why would you want more? Above all, be grateful for the people in your life and show yourself a little gratitude for who … Read more
On this 3rd day of April during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, today’s ‘Daily Dose’ involves the powerful (yet paradoxical) act of “Surrender”. The current conditions are strange and frustrating, and there is a natural instinct to deny, resist or struggle against them. Oddly, the act of surrender, that is, a total acceptance of the present … Read more
Hi, it’s Chris from Living the Inner Life, and today is April 2nd, the second day of the stay at home, stay in place orders that we have to follow throughout the month of April, 2020 during this coronavirus outbreak. So as I promised, everyday I’m going to give you some tidbit of information, maybe … Read more
Hi, it’s Chris. Today is April 1st, and this marks the first day of an entire month of continued lockdown, stay in place, safer at home rules during this coronavirus 2020 pandemic that we’re all dealing with right now. So I want to share with you some things that I’ve used to help me move … Read more
THE IMAGE OF GOD reaching out to Adam with his extended arm and finger, is one of the most recognizable in the world. Perhaps only eclipsed by da Vinci’s Mona Lisa in popularity, the so-called Creation of Adam was painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo in the early 1500’s. There are a … Read more
Comic book superheroes seem to be popular recently, to make an understatement. Clearly, we spend a lot of money on movies, merchandise and spin-offs. But why? What is it about these super-powered caped crusaders and mysterious masked marvels that resonates so deeply within each of us? Maybe it’s the desire to be stronger and greater than we are, … Read more
An old and obscure Alchemical manuscript came with a specific warning for those who were about to read it: Wisdom is as a flower from which the bee its honey makes and the spider poison, each according to its own nature. This quote appears in Manly P. Hall’s “Secret Teachings of All Ages,” and serves as … Read more
Shiva is the third aspect of the Hindu Trimurti (or Trinity): Brahma: The Creator of Life Vishnu: The Sustainer of Life Shiva: The Destroyer of Life At face value, Shiva might seem to be an evil god, but this transformation is absolutely necessary to begin a new cycle of life. In many Western and Native traditions, … Read more