Blue Monkey Island

It is as if all of the beliefs that you hold, positive and negative, affirming and limiting, about yourself and everyone and everything, wer...

Your future lies out in front of you. What is happening right now is to your left, outside your driver's side window. And your hands are...

I have found that questions are far more valuable than answers. Often, after having a significant conversation with someone, I review the co...

How does one explain to others that each of us creates our own reality? It intrigues me to consider how many people have asked themselves t...

I was interested in, but not surprised by, how quickly the media began to question the action, or lack of action, taken by the police and ot...

If we're striving for peace, we're aiming too low. We should be striving for joy.

To me, the importance of the recent Don Imus incident lies in the exposure of individually held beliefs and insecurities. Mr. Imus clearly e...

It's interesting to ponder the statement made by the leader of Iran yesterday that the release of their British "visitors" was...

Every choice that a human being has made or will ever make is quite understandable, given the beliefs and perception of that person at that ...

Fundamentalist Islam is the same reaction to a perceived societal decay that we see from fundamentalist Christians in America. When people v...

Would you rather appreciate someone, or have that someone appreciate you? A self-sustaining personality is one which appreciates itself so m...

Question: Why does life have to be such a puzzle? Answer: Because we love puzzles!

When there are things or experiences that you feel are lacking in your life, it is not possible for you to fully appreciate the present mome...

Real power comes from understanding that you create your reality. Any other form of power is an illusion, an exercise of the ego.

What makes money useful and powerful is the agreement we all make regarding its worth. To acquire or possess money and wealth is to take ad...

Consciousness Creates Form. And thus Darwin hadn't a clue. He was looking at shadows on the wall. And because he saw that the shadows c...

We must learn to use our thinking mechanism to better supervise our moods. We tend to look at our current circumstances and allow them to di...

Evil does not exist. What we call evil is not the presence of something but the lack of something. And that something is compassion.

You are the painter AND the painted, The actor AND the playwright. Wake up, forgetful thespian!

Decide who and what you are, and you will become that. You've been doing so all along. You might as well do it on purpose.

There is no THEM. They are all you.

You must be wise to know wisdom when you hear it. Otherwise, it sounds like drivel. Or nothing at all.

I have internal conversations all the time, throughout the day, and I find that I argue less and less as I become more aware. Less to prove...

Has there ever been an enlightened genius? One who woke up in mid-life, cleared out the debris, identified their passion, and hit it hard, ...

I recently read a book entitled Makers Of The Modern World, by Louis Untermeyer. The book recounts the contributions of some of the most inf...

We live in a society in which love is not the status quo. It is not assumed. When I pass a stranger, the assumption on both parts is that ...

If you make a conscious effort to guide/steer your attention toward thoughts and subjects that feel good, your default emotional setting ris...

Last fall, I read two books in succession: The Power Of Now(Tolle) and Ask And It Is Given(Hicks). Upon finishing the second, I noted the ...

Once the feeling becomes more important than the thought, you are free.

The human race needs a better method, a better strategy, a better WAY to give voice and attention to those with vision. If we understood and...

What we experience and perceive are simply configurations of energy. What gives those configurations of energy meaning is belief. There are...

There is a secret. And when you finally hear it, it brings a joy to your heart that exceeds all other joys. Indeed, it is joy itself. One m...

COLD WINTER MORNING HIDING UNDER COVERS SAFE AND WARM INSIDE

I spent years trying to prove that I was not an idiot. Then I spent years feeling sorry for myself because I was an idiot. And now, at last,...

It is a priority of mine to present ideas that are practical and informative. Ideas that stimulate and widen. Ideas that encourage explorati...

The more of your ducks you have in a row, the more uptight you are about the ones that aren't in a row. Why so many ducks?

Being human is hard. The hardest thing in the world. Harder than being a rock. Or a frog. Or a llama. Being human is hard because we don...

In the U.S., it is not a lack of divisions which keeps us “united”, it is a multitude of them. But we see many of them as part of our diver...

The primary weakness of the two-party system: When government grows ineffective or self-absorbed or out of touch, the parties are able to di...

Put the needs of your ego aside for a moment and ask yourself, “What is best for ALL involved?” How well you know yourself and the people in...

.. "Strive to be as patient with others as the universe is being with you." -dc

When people experience discontent in their lives, they can do one of two things: Look without, or look within. To look without is to look at...

Government is best approached as a reflection of the people, and not the other way around. When authority figures accurately represent the c...

The current argument in America regarding immigration comes down to one issue, in my opinion: Your definition of “we”. How do you define “we...

.. A moth within my home Trapped for days Cannot find the open door. Do I chase him today While he is still filled with vigor Or do I wait u...

.. "Up from the ashes of disaster Grow the roses of success." -from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

.. Some days I am like the grandfather, Proud and strong-willed And sometimes foolish. Other days I am like the camel, Content to roam witho...

There is nothing wrong with aggression. In fact, it is quite necessary for our existence. The outward thrust of creativity and desire is w...

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There are parallels between the history of the Roman Catholic Church and that of America, or specifically the U.S. Government. Christianity ...

As a country, and slowly as a species, we are focusing more and more on the possible bad things that might happen. And we sometimes wonder w...

March 30th, 2006 It is only when we have given up trying to find happiness in our external lives that we begin to turn inward in earnest. Un...