The future beckons us with the promise of a better life… Or sometimes — perhaps more often than we care to think about — we’re beset by the threat of fearful things to come when “this” or “that” happens. A good analogy is that we’re on a train, going down a track, headed towards a place we hope holds the […]
By Guy Finley Ask yourself: how many times have I won the object of my desire, only to find out that it wasn’t enough? How familiar do the following statements seem to you? “This is the greatest thing that’s ever happened… but what if…” “I love you… but…” “This moment is almost perfect… all it needs is…” The prize won, […]
We all enjoy having something special to look forward to. Maybe it’s a party, an upcoming holiday, or a long-awaited vacation. We anticipate pleasurable times ahead that we’re certain will fill us with happiness. But as many people will attest, no matter how beautiful the holiday, how lovely the vacation, how special the event, there is often a letdown when […]
One of my favorite quotes on the OneJourney site comes from an unlikely source — the late songwriter and poet, Leonard Cohen. The quote goes like this: Ring the bell that still can ring. Forget the perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in. — Leonard Cohen (1934 – 2016) There’s something about these […]
When we look at the progress of our lives, it sometimes seems that we have no control over anything. So many of us see ourselves as victims of destiny or fate. But the wise ones throughout time have offered an encouraging, life-affirming message. They tell us that regardless of outer circumstances, we always have the power to affect the development […]
As we go through our day, interacting with one another and with life itself, it feels as though these events are what our lives are all about. We rarely suspect that these moment-to-moment experiences are actually just the surface reflections of a deep relationship we already have with an invisible life. It may seem like an unusual idea, but if […]
It’s almost time for Halloween (or whatever a similar holiday is called in your part of the world). Here in the United States lawns are sporting 7-foot-tall goblins and ghouls. Horror movies are playing on an endless loop on the TV. And the Food Network, which usually rewards creations for their beauty, is now featuring gruesome-looking goodies, the gorier the […]
Fear’s power over us is nothing more than the way it causes us to forget the truth of ourselves, which is this: we are created to eternally transcend the limits of our present nature, to transform who and what we have been in the very moment it ceases to serve the good of us. But, because we have forgotten this […]
Anxiety has been a major part of the daily human experience — well, forever it seems. And with everything we’ve done to make ourselves feel better about all of life’s often startling events, it seems we just become more anxious. But the great sages have always told us a new view of life would show us the deeper source of […]
When we find ourselves in an unwanted situation, it often seems like things will stay that away forever. One day we find ourselves alone, and we tell ourselves we’ll always be lonely. Maybe our plans are thwarted, and we feel like we’ll never be happy. Even physically, when we have a headache or a bout of indigestion, it seems like […]
