Author Archives: admin

Many people believe that feelings are the root cause of our experience.  However, I have been persuaded by my own experience and the the contemplations of scientists and philosophers that thought always precedes feeling.  In essence, “In the Beginning was the Word.” The Danish … Continue reading →

For years, as soon as I woke up, my mind would leap into worry. Whether it was after the alarm clock rang in the morning or in the middle of the night.  My mind would immediately begin to worry about people with whom I was out … Continue reading →

Today, I cleared away boxes full of objects, files, papers, books, decorations, and other various mementos of my earlier lives, including more than 60 journals written over the last twenty years.  I took those and threw them into a dumpster a mile away, just to … Continue reading →

Herefollows a story intended to demonstrate how asking for what you don’t want can bring you exactly that. My mother, Katherine Faulconer (1916-2000) was an actress in Southern California, performing in local live theater well into her eighties.  She was gracious, talented and absolutely indefatigable.  … Continue reading →

Despite the prevalence of stories to the contrary, it is my contention that we are not predominantly motivated by the desire to get.  I believe that we are primarily and deeply inspired to give, to contribute something uniquely from us and … Continue reading →

Last week, my friend C. asked me for some new ideas for gift-giving at her annual holiday party.  Her guests, all well-heeled and comfortably ensconced in houses filled with things, neither needed nor wanted any more stuff.  And yet, up until now, … Continue reading →

Nothing we tell another person is ever a brand new thought.  It has already cycled, at least once, through our own minds; welled up in response to sensations to formulate first in our imaginations. And as we prepare to let these thoughts escape our … Continue reading →

Last weekend, a dear friend’s daughter, K., took her own life.  She was a lovely human being who blessed many lives, including those of her partner and her partner’s three children. K. was also someone who idly toyed with the idea of … Continue reading →

We do not move; we rematerialize. At the moment of outward physical expression, that expression in form which we think ourselves to “be” is actually the remnant and static manifestation of imagination in form as are the elements of paint on canvas or words on a page.  Life exists in the blink of imagination before manifestation, … Continue reading →

Before you devote your allegiance to a thought, any thought, consider that the thought holds no allegiance to you.  As with the sponteneous birth of other virus, thoughts are simply spontaneous constructs born at the confluence of streams of mental activity.  And thoughts, like viruses, have … Continue reading →