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How to Be Good.

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I’m very picky about what happens on this Blog – you knew that.  Right?  And today I’m really blessed to have as my guest Alisa Bowman.   Alisa is brilliant, funny and generous.  Want to know more? You’ll find it below. Lately whenever I commit an Act of Negativity—say I lock the puppy in her crate because she just chewed my favorite pair of shoes—my kid quietly commentates, “That wasn’t very Buddhist, Mommy.” She says this whenever I grumble about other drivers, become impatient while standing in line, or say something nasty about a certain politician. She finds at least one opportunity a day to admonish me. It’s humbling, but also beautiful. After all, not only does her comment remind me of my personal goals, it also brings a smile to my face, forcing me to laugh and admit, “You’re right. That wasn’t very Buddhist at all!” I’m going to…

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Using Financial Alchemy For A Richer Life.

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Within each and everyone of us is an inbuilt urge to live life to the fullest, to live a happy rich life, yet we still struggle with the consciousness of wealth.  In fact for some, the age old belief that spirituality and prosperity are at odds with one another lingers on.  Not to mention that we’re filled with all kinds of conflicting beliefs about wealth and prosperity and money in general. All we need is to use a little financial alchemy – no not the kind that turns lead into gold, but the kind that turns our consciousness into abundance, into financial freedom. I know that this can be a contentious subject, but I’m wading in with my wellie boots on anyway.  Only at the shallow end though, because it’s such a huge topic that even she, who has much to say about everything, can’t cover it in one sitting.…

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Are You Part Of The Perpetual Construction, Deferred Occupancy Club?

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Got a desire, or a goal?  An aim for yourself?  Is it sooo important to you that you never forget it throughout the day?  Are you able to keep it front and centre in your mind until you experience it? I don’t know about you, but I’m likely to forget as the day progresses and life just takes over my thinking.   I can get distracted by outside events…but I still want to experience my desires being fulfilled.  And there’s the challenge.  Isn’t there always some blooming thing? Lest we forget, our mind is pretty powerful and needs a little direction…okay, a lot of direction…otherwise it just replays the same old tunes over and over.  All the old doubts and fears are running in the background, and we don’t even notice it, you know like the computer stuff that’s totally invisible to me.  Or those little icons on my phone…

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Who Else Has Master Of The Universe Syndrome?

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[socialpug_tweet tweet=”I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following. ~ Mahatma Gandhi” display_tweet=”I do not want to foresee the future. I am concerned with taking care of the present. God has given me no control over the moment following. ~ Mahatma Gandhi”] Looking back on life, it’s pretty plain that I’ve been a serial controller. Can anyone relate, or am I here on my lonesome? Hello…anyone there? Have you ever tried to control life, just a little…never? I didn’t only want to control my life, I needed to rescue other people from what I absolutely, one hundred percent knew were choices from hell. Amazingly enough, that wasn’t always how they saw it at all. Weird, I know. Intellectually, I knew I wasn’t able to control everything in life, but my role…

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Can A Change Of View Change Your Life?

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The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. ~ Marcel Proust How does life look today?  Oh, and what about the world around you?  Is it looking good, great even?  Is it filled with loving caring people and great experiences, or is it a fearful place where you have to be careful, and very cautious, because who knows what’s lurking out there ready to get you?  Is your life filled with positive and productive experiences or regrets and evidence of failure?  Are you looking forward to continuing the wonderful journey you’re on, or are you more likely to want to stay in bed and hide under your covers? One of my friends is a pessimist.  He looks for the worst that could happen, he believes everybody else has what he wants and so there’s not much left for him.  His expectation is…

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