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The purpose of life has now been established: It’s to have a good time. If you’re not having a good time, why not? You are creating your life anew every morning. If you have a job you hate, quit it; find something else. If you’re in a relationship that makes you miserable, end it.

I was recently on a long-haul flight from Sydney, Australia to Vancouver, Canada. A young mother with two little boys sat in the row in front of me. The flight attendant announced that no one was to use peanuts, as these boys had severe peanut allergies.

Japan’s predominate religions are Shintoism and Buddhism. Traditionally, Shintoism focuses on daily rituals aimed at connecting the practitioner to Japan’s ancient roots and his/her ancestors, as well as the divine essence that supports all life — rocks, trees, animals, and the earth itself.

While waiting in a long line at a coffee shop, a woman remains calm and content, while the patron behind her feels irritated and frustrated. When cut off in traffic, a man continues calmly driving toward his destination, while another driver blows his horn and shouts obscenities.

I can appreciate books and healing systems that focus on the positive. It bothers me, though, when the message seems to be that if you just use “this” technique, “that” affirmation, or something else, then everything will change quickly and your wonderful new life will flow with ease.

The Eastern concept of karma says that we reap what we sow. In fact, we often reap what others have sown. This is because everything has karma.

I am at the beginning.
I am at the end.
I am the journey that is universal.
I am full of gratitude and blessings.
I am life.

Grandfather Shaman of Mesa Verde: Beloved children of the Creator, you walk in a beautiful and loving way upon Mother Earth, respecting and loving her from the depths of your being.

Endings, beginnings, changes, and the same old, same old — where does your spirit lie? Where do your resources guide you? Do you envision change as moving forward, or do you visualize change as scary, fearful, and undesirable?

The world is inundated with falseness. It is an echo chamber of untruth and awash in stagnation. You once moved forward, but now you cease to know the way. You were once so certain, but now you doubt and question. You question not only the way forward but the way inward.