“Chris Wragge and Debbye Turner Bell speak with one of the world’s leading authorities on alternative medicine and spirituality, Dr. Deepak Chopra about spirituality for living a longer life.” -CBS (more…)
We’re All in This Together (Not Yet)
This is a country where the haves help the have nots. The House’s passage of sweeping health care reform proved that such a spirit is still alive, as it is during wars and depressions. But the massive holdouts in the House vote show that the last thirty years of reactionary policies has weakened the altruism of America. How could over 200 Congressmen act exactly like their blinkered forebears who voted against Social Security and Medicare when those reforms were passed? (more…)
Gratitude and Growth
I’m 48 and in a dead end job. I know I should be grateful to have a well-paying job today, but I can’t change if I keep saying I’m grateful because the universe hears you say that and I will be stuck forever in my job that is absolutely boring and dead-end. I feel too that I don’t know what to do with my life. I cry often because I meditate and never get any answers and say well God is busy with more pressing issues, okay, I don’t want to be selfish, but I don’t want to just exist in this world. I just can’t figure it out. Just writing this, tears are falling.
Daily Inspiration
Focus on the present, your life will be constantly renewed. The present moment is the only time that is eternal. -Deepak Chopra
Sharing Yoga Experiences in Church
I am a licensed and ordained minister in a non-denominational church who recently began to practice yoga merely as a form of exercise to improve my health. Needless to say, I began this journey looking for one thing and found so much more than I anticipated. My eyes and heart have been opened to receive so much, it just amazes me. I am so excited about the truths that I am learning but sometimes feel as though when I WOULD share some of these thoughts with others it will not be well received. I understand that there is a place in time where we move beyond feelings and emotions, but at this point it still hurts that the people I consider family are not as accepting as they claim “the church” is supposed to be. I guess this isn’t really a question as much as a request for encouragement. 🙂