Everything is connected – everything – and art and life bob and weave in a wild dance together in that great amalgamation of all that is. So who influences whom in this interplay? Over 100 years ago, Oscar Wilde wrote “Life imitates Art far more than Art imitates Life”. Yet, if you stop to think about it, it’s easy to see how art influences life and then our lives influence our arts – on and on in a continuous circle such that if we try to say “life imitates art” we stop briefly and ask ourselves “is that how that quote goes?”. Go Google the phrase and some of the top search returns are asking that same very question. Read the rest of this entry »
Evolution to Oneness
What good news are you bringing to your life and to the world in 2012? Have you set your vision for the upcoming year? Are you going to live your life purpose more fully and with passion as we move into this final year of the Mayan calendar?
The world really is full of good news if you set your intentions on seeing it—-here are some life affirming stories that came into my awareness recently: Read the rest of this entry »
Tim Tebow has sure fired up the Denver Broncos and at the same time ignited a firestorm of response to his unorthodox style of play and his Orthodox display of Christian faith. Tebow has become a flashpoint for supporters and attackers to clash over in our ongoing culture wars. It’s a fascinating story to watch. I keep wondering what greater understanding is coming out of this debate for us all. Here are some thoughts on that subject – Read the rest of this entry »
You say it’s your re-birthday, well, it’s my re-birthday too, yeah! (The Beatles, sort of)
“He who is not busy being born is busy dying” (Bob Dylan)
It’s only natural that “Conscious Bridge”, a website which is about the evolution of our consciousness, would itself evolve. Today, I am making a couple of major changes.
As a web site, we’ve been around almost 2 years, but for the last 2 months I have not posted any articles. It’s not because I haven’t been writing! I have been working on a book which deals with a lot of the themes covered on the “bridge”, but more on that at another time. I will only say that my writing focus has been ”the book” and not the web site. But the first draft of ”the book” is done as of a week ago and as I move into the editing process with it…..so today, the web site returns!….but it’s evolving… just as you and I are every day.
The first change—a new simple look—minimalist in appearance. This will be easier for y’all to read. This will be easier for me to post content. Take a look, let me know what you think…I’m still playing with it… Read the rest of this entry »
Today is the tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Today my heart and prayers are with those who lost friends and family members on that tragic day.
Much has changed in our world since that day….there are aspects of life where humanity has come together in its love and concern for one another……and, there are many things that we may not have chosen to experience as a part of modern 21st century life ….but even in those experiences we can affirm Read the rest of this entry »
Why do you do the things you do each day? Have you ever stopped to consider it? Why is one thing more important to you than another? Why do the things that matter to you seem to change from moment to moment in some cases, while other motivators seem to change more slowly.
I didn’t really think about any of this much back in the day when I was young. Those bigger questions just weren’t on my mind. Oh yeah, I recall Read the rest of this entry »
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy. ” …..Martin Luther King, Jr.
I don’t like to dwell on negativity, but sometimes we have to look at things we don’t like so we can learn from them. The contrast between what we desire and any negative experience creates a gap that we need to transcend. The first step in moving across the gap is to bring its existence into our awareness.
Humanity is currently experiencing such a gap. As we look out of the world, Read the rest of this entry »
“Wake at dawn with a winged heart and give thanks for another day of loving.”
….Kahlil Gibran
Have you ever considered just exactly how lucky you are? You and I are both very fortunate indeed. We happen to live on a planet where the conditions were just right so as to evolve life – including you and I.
This is the so-called “Goldilocks effect”. A planet has to be just the right distance from its star so that it receives just the right amount of energy – not too much, not too little – so that it allows liquid water to exist, an atmosphere to form, and a number of other conditions to exist so that life may emerge and evolve. Recently, scientists have been discovering more and more planets out in the universe that appear to be in this opportune position. The vast majority of planets are not. Read the rest of this entry »
Today—the metaphor of the map, how we seek their guidance and a very basic metaphysical map of the Science of Mind and Spirit.
I love maps. When I’m in a new city, one of the first things I do is pull out a map and orient myself to the layout of my new locale. Online mapping websites and the map app on my iPhone are my frequent friends. I know I’m not alone in my desire to understand where I am, where I want to go and the best route to get there.
Seems like we humans have always had an innate desire to map our surroundings. Where we now employ talking GPS’s in our cars, I can still remember back in the day pulling into the gas station to look at the big map they had on the wall or buying the local foldout map that never quite seemed to have the ability to fold back up in its original condition. I still find it amazing that early settlers of the American west set out in covered wagons with only minimal maps to guide them. Yet they did have some maps – the rough approximations sketched out by those who first traversed the wilderness. And what about those early ocean explorers from the middle of the last millennium? Is it any wonder that one of their main tasks was mapping what they saw Read the rest of this entry »
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