Co-evolution and the Power of Relatingin Cultural Transformation with Russell Allen Scott About a month ago I was pleased to be interviewed by Dan McTiernan for his podcast, Earthbound: “Conversations facilitating growth, connection, and healing at the fertile edge between transpersonal psychology, natural meditation, and embodied permaculture.” Dan is a transpersonal psychology coach and his ..read more

How I Found Happiness at the Town Dump Years ago, I lived in a small town called Rosslyn Village near the city of Thunder Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior, Ontario. I was new to the village and often took our large garbage items to the town dump on Saturdays. The employees there ..read more

There’s often a debate in spiritual circles on the existence of the Self. Some gurus say the self does not exist. Others say the independent self does exist. Some say that the ego does not exist but that there is a self beyond the ego. Others say that we are all part of one universal ..read more

Years ago I had a friend who used to say to me, whenever I complained about a difficulty in my life, “There’s nothing so bad it ain’t good for somethin”. Apparently his grandfather used to say this to him. Whenever my friend would say this to me I could almost hear and visualize his grandfather ..read more

Years ago, in my late 30’s, I worked in commission sales. It was not in my temperament to be a salesman and consequently I hated my job. I did it only to make money to support my family. After 7 years in the business, I got to the point where every time I tried to ..read more

Decades ago, Louise L Hay wrote a best-selling book called, You Can Heal Your Life, on using affirmations to improve your life. She had specific positive statements to relieve almost every mental. emotional and physical condition. Admittedly the book has helped lots of people to take a more positive approach to personal challenges. It has ..read more

Here’s a powerful poem by Rob Brezny that is so appropriate to the times we are in right now. My commentary on this poem is below the video. Click on the video to hear it. Why I Relate So Much to “Painful Blessings” When one first hears the term “painful blessings” one may be confused ..read more

Awaken the Guru In You  The spiritual seeker’s guide to inner peace, self-acceptance and who you really are   Luminations When we gazeInto the firmament of the nightThere is an effect|That only all stars can relate –That in shining one to the otherStars do themselves createAnd in all the life that’s givenLight is just another ..read more

Being in the present moment is a common intention now for many on the spiritual path. Many years ago Ram Dass wrote a book on this goal called “Be Here Now”. There are many other books on this subject, the most popular of which is Eckhart Tolle’s book “The Power of Now”. All these books ..read more

The Dyad Technique for Insight or Enlightenment Position:Two individuals, not involved in trying to straighten out their relationship, sit a comfortable distance apart, directly across from each other in chairs or on floor cushions.  They decide who will speak and listen first and what instruction(s) they each will work on, from the list of instructions ..read more