The Disruptive Mind

I was backpacking in the Olympics in early August, and was sitting at a beautiful Lake Angeles, enjoying the sun and scenery. Next to me was a Meet Up group from Seattle, and they too were enjoying the moment. Then the mind took over. I heard one guy begin to talk...

3 Levels of Communication

Today, let me talk about three levels of communication, from least effective or least helpful to most effective or conscious. 1. Pain Body / Victim Mentality. I know this one very well, and probably many of you recognize this one as well. This is the most destructive...

Pain’s Source

Let me ask you, what is the source of your pain? If you say you have no pain, then you are deceiving yourself. Even enlightened masters have pain, as it is part of the human condition. Suffering, they say, is optional. When we resist pain, we suffer. But we all...

Releasing Self Image

What is your self image? More generally, what is an image? Let’s start with this question. The dictionary defines an image as several things, including: 1. a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, or sculptured....

Drugs: Just Say Whoa!

Let me ask you a question: Are you on drugs? I mean the legal kind. We seem to differentiate between legal and illegal drugs, for obvious reasons, but it is important to ask ourselves some tough questions. The first question is, are you hooked on legal, prescription...

Four Ways to Fill the Void

Today let’s look at how to fill the void of unhappiness. Today’s question is this: Are you empty? Are you yearning for anything? Do you feel fulfilled, or is there something missing? All humans feel something missing when they arrive on Earth, and that...

Prison Privatization

This is one of those topics that irks me, so I take a breath and hopefully give as compassionate and fair a commentary as possible. The topic is Prison Privatization. I know the consciousness of KSER listeners, so I know there are plenty of you who are also saddened...

Death is Underrated

When my brother passed away in October, I was relieved to hear there would be a memorial called, “A Celebration of Life”. Too often memorials are quagmires of anger, fear and resentment. This happened at my sister’s memorial, when there was an air or...

Heaven within: True Happiness.

Today, let’s look at where true happiness and contentment lie. Why is it so elusive, and where is it hidden? We have been like blind and deaf sheep, seeking here, chasing there, following this teacher, bumping our heads against each others butts. We live in our...

Why Negative Media around the Shift

A friend asked me recently why all the movies and TV programs he has seen seem to focus very negatively on the state of the Earth, particularly around the 2012 shift and global warming. Let me offer some ideas on this. First, as we all know, if it bleeds it leads....