I’ve been talking a lot lately about “elevated living”. It sounds like a catch-phrase, and it kind of is, but it’s what I’m doing with my own life, and what I believe we should all be doing with our lives. Elevated living is all about being your personal best every…
“Live and Let Live” or “You Do You”
I had already planned to write about this today, and it’s interesting that someone brought the idea up in a comment on one of my earlier pieces today. For me, this is another one of those concepts that I find difficult to express accurately. While I believe in these ideas…
Be Yourself But Be Your Best
Society has obviously messed people’s heads up pretty badly. I’ve noticed lately that people seem to treat suggestions of personal improvement and mindful living like it’s some new kind of mind control. They rail against people telling them how to elevate themselves and berate those people for trying to take…
Why Do People Resist Living a Better Life?
I have been trying to do my part to help myself, others and make the world a better place for quite a while now. Through my own personal experiences and my observations of others and reading, I’ve seen that a large portion of people have a tremendous resistance to living…
Society’s Teaching You to Live a Lowered Life
In my last article I talked about living an elevated life and how society is interfering with that. As much as people resist this truth, it is true that the government and media, and under their influence society, are teaching the people of the world to live a lowered life.…
What Are We All Here For?
“What are we here for?” Is probably one of the oldest questions of humanity. There are many different beliefs about the purpose of human life. I have my own beliefs in regards to the purpose of our brief human lives. I believe that regardless of race, religion, gender or any…
Could Your Dreams Be Memories or Past Lives?
All this talk of dreams has got me to thinking once again about some recurring dreams that I used to have. I stopped having them, or new ones related to them, and I think that it’s because I let “reality” get in the way of my belief in the things…
Do Your Dreams Actually Mean Anything?
One of the oldest questions when it comes to the topic of dreams is: do they mean anything? If so, how do you know which ones do, which ones don’t, and what they mean? People have been making quite a bit of money for a long time writing books about…
How to Save Money This Christmas
I just saw an article by Heatherperk called “Tips for Affording Christmas” and it got me to thinking. Christmas is one of those holidays that stresses a lot of people out. It’s become all about the money, and so many people have a tough time figuring out how to afford…
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I Don’t Want to Be a Conformist
I was reading someone’s post recently and they said that they hate being called “unique” They said that all they want in life is to fit in and be “normal”, they don’t want to stand out or be unusual in any way. I couldn’t help thinking how incredibly sad that…
Do You Have a Creative Outlet for Your Feelings?
I’ve been talking quite a bit lately about poetry and how writing helped me get through some of the really hard times in my life. I know that poetry can be that way for a lot of people. It’s a great way to just let the pain and hurt…
Walking the Talk, Hypocrites and Mistakes
Most of us hate a hypocrite. I know I do. That’s why I try to walk the talk as best I can. I’m not always successful, but then again, neither is anyone else. Even the best of the best, even the saints and gurus and holy leaders of the world…
Give Yourself Some Credit, You CAN Do Things
I wonder sometimes why it is that people just refuse to accept the possibility that they can do things. Looking back at myself, the only reason I can come up with is laziness and lack of faith in oneself. So many people say “I can’t __blah__ because…” and the excuses…