In the very long history of humanity, there were always people of extraordinary integrity, wisdom, knowledge, intuition and heart. They lived regardless of who the authorities of their era and region were and regardless of who the scribes (“media”) found fashionable and newsworthy. Maybe some of them were your ancestors. Do you think that suchContinue reading “Coherence”
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Random Act of Kindness in January 2020
I was the recipient of a random act of kindness this week. Not only did it shatter the idea that “there is no such thing as a free lunch” – because the person ahead of me did pay for my lunch, for reasons that seemed utterly spontaneous – , it also raised my regard for myContinue reading “Random Act of Kindness in January 2020”
Relational Well-Being
This month, I heard of a study about success in a relationship. The key ingredients to success in a relationship were identified as consideration and reliability. The speaker who summed up the results emphasized consideration and reliability from the start. I want to add that consideration and reliability grow a relationship, can restore a relationship,Continue reading “Relational Well-Being”
Drama Is Hollow. Love Makes You Whole.
– Love Versus Dramatic Relationships – Love is friendly, creates order and sense. Love touches you deep in your being that you want to live. Love fosters processes within you through which you are healing. Being loved enhances your joie de vivre. Loving enhances your creativity. Because a lover is a creator, and a creatorContinue reading “Drama Is Hollow. Love Makes You Whole.”
Positive Surprises
Positive surprises are unforgettable upliftments to life. Noone is ever too old or too young for them. So here is an idea for a gift that gives only good feelings to the recipients and to the giver likewise. It is zero waste, and everyone appreciates it: Give a positive surprise. Or be the positive surprise.Continue reading “Positive Surprises”
An Invitation
Just for today, I welcome all that is in tune with me. NJ,since July 2013
American Love Call, by Durand Jones and the Indications
This album is only a year old (2019), but already a classic. Timeless tunes that will be in style for decades. The musicianship is suave and impeccable, and the lyrics are meaningful. I cheer to the growing success of this splendid band.
Daily Renewal #10
Give this day meaning and shine. NJ 13 July 2015
Parents, Teachers, Lovers: a Key
It is easy to listen to the person you respect. NJDecember 2014
Priorities
You can only care for the genuine. Only the genuine is worth hanging onto. Only the genuine can touch you deeply. Only the genuine fosters love that keeps you happy. You feel very free when you live like that, very satisfied. NJearly August 2014
When a Writer Falls in Love With You, You Can Never Die
It has been said before that if you ignite a writer’s love, you will live forever. Now imagine if you make it into the heart of a poet whose topic is love or into the heart of a composer who writes about love — and that love rises from enthusiasm, not from need or boredomContinue reading “When a Writer Falls in Love With You, You Can Never Die”
Poise
When you consistently offer high quality, no one advises you to blend in. While most don’t care about what you do and plainly accept you as you are, some do care and use your example to uplift their own path and choices. Therefore, introducing a high standard is always a good idea – as aContinue reading “Poise”
The Beauty of a Person Is In His / Her Loving Kindness
All other assets are extras with a life span. A rotten core can hide behind a popular body, a great intellect, social graces, socially rewarded behaviours, wealth, fabulous advertising, and other veneer. It can’t make a person beautiful. You can hear that at funerals where the mourning struggle to express what was good about theContinue reading “The Beauty of a Person Is In His / Her Loving Kindness”
This is what practice is for:
That we can say in our own words what the wise have said.That we talk through our lives what the great ones have talked about.That we release all attachments to wrongdoing.That we bond deeper with right action, right livelihood.That we grow the courage to be the people we want to be.That we refresh and renewContinue reading “This is what practice is for:”
Fridays
May all beings be safe and free from harm.May all beings be at ease and at peace.May all beings discover the power of love. NJ 8 July 2018 Every Friday, I hold a reiki circle with a meditation for the well-being of all life on earth. I started in June 2005. Now it is aContinue reading “Fridays”
What To Take Seriously.
Music.Not opinions. You never regret the former, and almost always regret the latter. … Here is the brief explanation for it: In order to catch our attention, music has to be beautiful and offer a harmony that improves our well-being. People opinion’s don’t have to pass a beauty test. On the contrary, the more theyContinue reading “What To Take Seriously.”
Ode to Boundaries
Just for today, I recognizethat boundaries enable meto make the most loving choice in a snapand that, in practice,a life with boundaries is focused,at peace with time, space and preferences,kind to the earth, kind to life after me. NJ22 April 2015
It’s Not Them, Hey!
People are proud of who they are. If you want to help them, acknowledge them in their strengths. You know what, maybe they don’t need help at all. Maybe they love who they are. If you approach people with the intent to “raise their consciousness”, “give them love” or “advice”, ask yourself if the personContinue reading “It’s Not Them, Hey!”
The Art of the Shrug
I admire women who have perfected the art of the shrug. It is the right response to so many things (I won’t list them; I am leaving that to your imagination), nonverbally powerful: neither fighting the information coming your way, nor faking fascination. I only observe it in people who are real and want toContinue reading “The Art of the Shrug”
The Free One (Ode to Frenemies)
Sometimes they despise you because you are not as depressed as they are. Sometimes they despise you because you are the love they want to be. Sometimes they despise you because you have the vision they wish they had. Sometimes they despise you because you embody what they had hoped for. They just expected itContinue reading “The Free One (Ode to Frenemies)”
Nanda Jurela 