Our Natural State

by | Aug 17, 2020 | Harmony

According to the Tao, harmony is our natural state. It’s the mind resisting what is or trying to force what isn’t that causes disharmony. The ego wants what it wants and doesn’t care what others want. It will fight to get its way. A disharmony...

Emotional Tai Chi

by | Jun 6, 2020 | Harmony

When others confront us, it’s common to tense up, dig in our heels and resist. If we can pause for just a moment and realize that we’ve just been presented with an opportunity to evolve our consciousness, we can respond with emotional balance. We can...

Rise to a New Level

by | Jun 5, 2020 | Harmony

Bumping up against others who have a different belief system is stressful. It’s difficult to keep our cool when our buttons get pushed. Automatic and impulsive reactions just fuel more disharmony. Trying to manipulate others through blame, shame and guilt is the...

Politics

by | Dec 4, 2019 | Harmony

When it comes to politics, we all seek and feed upon news that fits our point of view and then believe it’s the incontrovertible truth. Most of us are likely to argue with anyone who doesn’t agree with us. Politics is about taking sides and creating...

The Interconnection

by | Nov 26, 2019 | Connection, Harmony

We all live in an interconnected web. Everyone we encounter impacts us energetically. Those we’re closest to literally determine the quality of our lives. Poor communication and disharmony dampen our energy, reduce our bandwidth and cloud our joie de vivre....

Living In Harmony

by | Jul 31, 2019 | Harmony

The idea of living in harmony with all sentient beings might seem like nonsense to anyone who thinks humans are superior, or boring to those addicted to drama. But, nothing beats the feeling created by the awareness that we’re each part of the same system....