Breathing, Thought and the Mind

Breathing Thought and the mind

"breathing was the gateway to the mind. … 

Chinese had a saying that 

Autodidac … are you?

Autodidac … are you?

A photographer that I follow, Sean Tucker, had a blog post that asked if we are an autodidact. He defines auto as the self and didac as learning. Sean points out the importance of always being in a state of self-learning. General G S Patton said something similar “I don’t want you to hold the ground, I want our troops to advance, advance, advance.” (paraphrased from the movie of his life.

What are the elements of this self-learning – advancing (growing)?

The inner voice the antidote to disconnection ( & violence)

Reading the non-stop violence and killing in the headlines of the news makes me wonder 

why many people feel so disconnected 

that the only way they can feel power is 

by killing someone.  

The next step in the disconnect is 

either to kill themself or 

to provoke others to kill them. 

This disconnect is not only in the mid-east, 

is not only with isis. 

It happens here in the United States. 

It happens in the dance between 

the Israelis and the Palestinians

The major religions have justified disconnection and murder in various periods over 4,000 years of history (Armstrong, K. (1993). A history of God over 4,000 years: the 4,000 year quest of Judiasm, Christianity & Islam. New York, Ballentine Books.). 

How does the noise get so loud, that we cannot hear, that we cannot see? 

Being Myself

“To be yourself in a world

that is constantly trying 

to make you something else

is the greatest accomplishment..”

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson (1)

How do I be myself?