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Okay. so I am on an Icelandic music bender. This music and video are hauntingly gorgeous.
Sigur Ros is relatively new to me, but this video speaks to me and really resonates with my artistic side. This has been around a bit, but I’d like you to see the obvious spiritual metaphors and just appreciate the [...]

I once was told that I had quite a myriad of friends, and if you put them all in one room, it would make for quite an interesting party because they were not all from the same background or interests. And yet, I could somewhat relate to all of them. I guess being [...]

Life is full of adventure…awaiting you to embrace it. The thing is many of us are afraid, we hold back…trying to play all cool like that. Telling ourselves all these excuses of why we shouldn’t…when we should just let go…and go with the flow.
To me, every day holds the possibility of something great. [...]

When it comes to life, sometimes it gets difficult to juggle all of our responsibilities, and in time, our life becomes out of balance. The funny thing is we may not even realize it until it's too late. Until something drastic occurs, and we realize, "oh, shit!".
One of the keys of Taoism to [...]

At one point or another, we all experience wake-up calls–moments in our lives that we can either learn from and move forward in our lives–or we can simple call it status quo, and go about our business as usual.

The thing about wake-up calls is that they often take much courage, dedication, and [...]

To me, there are several different ways to meditate. While the tradition form of meditation has you sit still focus on breathing, it personally has never worked for me. That is, my mind always tends to wander and I start to fidget. Active forms of meditation such as journal writing, walking, or [...]

Worry is a problem that seems to be rampant…It is a cancer of the emotions–concern gone compulsive.

We all have our worries. Some of them valid. Some of them needless. But the bottom line is…worrying does nothing. It only stresses oneself out more. And in some cases, the people around you.
It does no good to [...]

I’ve been devoted to my nightly ritual of having a cup of tea while reading the Taoism thought of the day the past couple of nights, but nothing profound has stood out to me to comment on until today. The lesson here is one that I have often mastered at times, but within reason. [...]

Today’s Taoism thought of the day speaks of the forces of nature and how you cannot force them, you can only harness them, essentially go with the flow. It’s not something everyone can do. Often when you discover struggle, you also find resistance…resistance to the truth, the reality of life. Only by embracing [...]

Today's Taoism thought of the day speaks of engagement in the form of action. And it's one that I must admit is part of my current dilemma. There are those around me that urge action. Yet the timing is not right. And yet, in the same token, to some non-action is a form of [...]