17 Jun True Inspiration
While great inspiration often seems to lead to success, success is a measure of luck while inspiration is measured by perspiration....
16 Jun Illeism
Illeism is when someone refers to themselves in the third person instead of the first person. For example, my saying "Victor went to the store" instead of saying "I went to the store." In Wikipedia: "[T]hird person self-referral can be associated with self-irony and not taking oneself too seriously (since the excessive use of pronoun "I" is often seen as a sign of narcissism and egocentrism), as well as with eccentricity in general. Psychological studies show that thinking and speaking of oneself in the third person increases wisdom and has a positive effect on one's mental state because an individual who does so is more intellectually humble, more capable of empathy and understanding the perspectives of others, and is able to distance emotionally from one's own problems. Accordingly, in certain Eastern religions, like Hinduism, illeism is sometimes seen as a sign of enlightenment, since through it, an individual detaches their eternal self (atman) from their bodily form." Notable illeists include Mikhail Gorbachev, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Monroe and Jesus Christ. Practicing illeism can be a refreshing and mindful approach to conversation as well as a recognizing that the person we were in our past lives is not the person we are now. Moreover, referring to ourselves in the third person implies we are a character in a play; that life is a play....
15 Jun Some God, Many Animals
We are born as animals but are direct descendants of God with the potential to realize divine consciousness. Our potential is realized when we recognize that each of us is one with God, avatars of wisdom and compassion. As such, treat each other as we treat God, with respect and love. Those who don’t respect and love us don’t recognize us as God because they don’t recognize that they are God. They are animals and need to be treated accordingly....
04 Jun Passion: From Suffering to Love
Passion originally meant suffering. Passion today means love. Likewise we transition from suffering to love. Before birth we are one and after an infinite many. Suffering begins at birth and ends when love connects us as one. ...
03 Jun Megumi Ilyama
“To love myself is to love you.” I am you and you are me and we are one together. The eternal and unchanging self has infinite faces of ever-changing expressions. Each face we see is us....
02 Jun The Christian Recorder, March 1862
"Sticks and stones may break my bones But words shall never hurt me." This adage has apparently been lost in contemporary American society which suppresses freedom of speech through punishments like job losses, shunning and physical and economic violence....
26 May Way Of Way 92
Most people want to have something special as long as it tastes like vanilla....
25 May Clint Eastwood
“Take your work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously."...
20 May George Orwell
“The choice for mankind lies between freedom and happiness and for the great bulk of mankind, happiness is better.” Short-term happiness is easier to realize than freedom, but freedom allows for long-term happiness....
