2020 – Step 141: Winds of Change

"When you move beyond consciousness, you caress the beloved.  When you move into the unknown, the beloved caresses you."  ~Rumi   Which is it?  When "I" protect myself - "I" am protecting you - OR - when "I" protect you "I" am protecting myself?  It's called Duality.  When life isn't going right - go left.  …

Step 320: Sunday Blessings – A Striking Moment

"Keep only those things that speak to your heart.  Then take the plunge and discard all the rest."  Marie Kondo - Queen of Decluttering December begins at the end of November.  Water flows without any guidance.  The only constant in Life is CHANGE.  The opposite of worry is trust.  The Soul seeks expansion and growth.  …

Step 239: Arc of Inspiration

"Sanguine - (adjective) - cheerfully optimistic, hopeful or confident - (noun) - a red iron-oxide crayon used in making drawings." In the East it's called - "Dragon Power."  In the West it's called "The Hand of God."  No matter what you call it - when Human is receptive to the 'twists and turns' - Inspiration …

Step 198: 2020 Vision

"Speculate - (verb) - to meditate or ponder on a subject; reflect; review something idly or casually and often inconclusively; to assume a business risk in hope of a gain; to take to be true on the basis of inconclusive evidence; theorize; to be curious or doubtful about; to wonder." Retrospection.  Difficult it is - …

Step 120: Time Stands Still

Cognitive Dissonance - Mental discomfort (psychological stress) experienced when trying to hold two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas or values.  This discomfort is triggered by a situation in which a person’s belief clashes with new evidence perceived by the person. When confronted with facts that contradict beliefs, ideals, and values, people will try to find …