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How often have you stood there, out in the frosty air of an early autumn morning when the sun has not quite yet breached the horizon, and found your breath catch in your chest at the crisp clarity of the stars? Maybe it’s just me, but they seem to hang lower in the cold air;... Continue Reading →
Yes, I've gone to the dark side. Redefining Reality now has a Facebook page. I've had enough people say that they wished they could have more of what Redefining Reality has to offer, only in multiple daily manageable bites. So I've created a Facebook page that reflects this. You'll find links to some of the... Continue Reading →
"The concept of surrender is foreign to me. The idea of giving up control, of ceasing to be myself; of turning my autonomy over to someone else - regardless of how wise or powerful is anathema. It is only when I remember who and what I really am that I realize that there is only... Continue Reading →
"There is no ‘one perfect life’ out there waiting to be lived. What there is are a series of moments, each one complete and perfect in and of itself no matter if it contains joy and wonder or sadness and sorrow; each one lived fully and completely and in total awareness. That is the definition... Continue Reading →
"Happiness is not something that someone hands you, like a sweater or a scarf. It’s not something that you find hanging on some random hook and which can be ripped off of you by ill-intentioned people or ripped when it catches on a thorn of meanness or misunderstanding. Happiness is something that you ARE not... Continue Reading →
"Don't get dependent on that Knight in Shining Armor. All being rescued does is remove you from your immediate circumstances. It does nothing to address the question of how the devil you ended up in that situation to begin with." ~SSHenry Why is it that in every fairy tale that features a princess there is... Continue Reading →
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls.” ~ George Carlin We’ve all had those nights; nights when logic and reason abandon us to those thoughts that we usually keep locked up deep in the untouchable places of our minds. You know the thoughts I’m talking about. The kind that... Continue Reading →
“This tsunami of emotion never gives you adequate warning. Of course it doesn’t. It waits until your back is turned…until you are sure that you have everything that you could possibly want or need and then, oh yes then it crashes over you with an unstoppable force; ripping your feet out from under you and... Continue Reading →
“They say that love is the fundamental core of the universe. They were wrong. It is not love that is the lynchpin of existence. It is desire.” ~ SSHenry Have you ever known desire? Have you ever felt the pure unadulterated yearning; that all encompassing searing of the soul that is the heart of love,... Continue Reading →
“You can’t ask a butterfly to scrunch herself back into her chrysalis or to go back to being a caterpillar just because you’d gotten used to her like that. What’s worse is when you try to get her to go back because you fear the freedom given to her by her wings.” ~SSHenry There are... Continue Reading →
“What is your passion? What is it that consumes you and fills you with wonder? What is it which, while you are doing it sets your soul on fire? Do you know? Good. So what are you waiting for?” ~ SSHenry Have you noticed that there are some things that set your soul on fire? ... Continue Reading →
‘Sometimes the wonder and beauty of life can be so overpowering that it takes your breath away. In those moments; in those pauses between heartbeats when the world holds its breath in ecstasy; the joy of being alive wells up from that quite place in the core of your innermost self and floods your body,... Continue Reading →
"Sometimes it is difficult to understand why certain things have to happen in our lives. What may be even more difficult to believe is that everything; no matter how seemingly unfair or painful; is part of the larger picture a picture that is being created by a skilled and talented artist who knows exactly what... Continue Reading →
There is an ice-cream treat truck that that circles our neighborhood during the summer. Actually there are a number of ice-cream trucks that make the rounds through our neighborhood due to the sheer number of children in the area. But this one isn’t like any that I’ve seen before. First off, it’s not a truck,... Continue Reading →
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. ~Buddha When I first heard the phrase “living in the moment” I found myself laughing sadly and shaking my head at the gullible fools who would buy into something so inane. Live in the moment? What fool would... Continue Reading →
Why is it that so many people have such a deep-seated fear of oneness?Honestly, you say the word and you can feel people cringe; that is when they are not jumping all over you for promoting ‘New Age claptrap’ or un-American sentiments.Un-American? Really? Last I heard America was the ‘Great Melting Pot’ where Peoples of different... Continue Reading →
You’ve run into them, I know you have, those New Age ‘gurus’ who sell a method or process of enlightenment that is “guaranteed” to work. Well, you have to buy their book or their 10 disc CD set or sign up for their online course (where you get a personal spirit coach and a free... Continue Reading →
There is a yearning in every human heart; a seeming emptiness that cries out to be filled. Some people feel this emptiness as a lack. They feel that there is something tangible that is missing in their lives and attempt to fill it with whatever makes the feel better; drugs, sex, alcohol, food, shopping. It doesn't seem... Continue Reading →
There is a moment; a moment in time when everything falls into place and it doesn't matter what you believe. Suddenly you know, and the knowing makes all of the difference. It all makes sense; all of it. Everything that you've been railing against finally slips into its niche and you can see for yourself... Continue Reading →
We’ve all felt it; that all encompassing sense of wonder and mystery that accompanies those things which unexpectedly touch your soul. I don’t care if it is listening to the dawn’s first birdsong or the lonely call of a loon on a moonlit lake. It doesn’t matter if it is the hypnotic crashing of ocean... Continue Reading →
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