The drug called ‘Approval’

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We've all been drugged, so we hardly notice that it's a problem until we overcome the addiction -- or should I say, "if" we overcome it. As Anthony De Mello describes it: Imagine giving a young child a taste for heroin. After a short while, their bodies crave the drug to the point of needing its fix usually for an entire lifetime. Now replace the word heroin with these words: approval...acceptance...or any other word to describe a sense of belonging. This is what we've been drugged with -- … [Read more...]

What Sam knew…for a minute or two

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Sensing his time on Earth was at its last moments, Sam took one last deep breath and braced himself for the ride. He began to feel a murring sensation in his feet that started slowly, crawling its way up his legs until his entire mid-section was vibrating with violent energy. The energy then surged upwards, forcing his eyes to stare straight up into his head. The pressure felt like the fastest roller coaster ever made; he almost couldn't stand it anymore when...the ride stopped. He looked down … [Read more...]

Finding Depth In Our Shallow Surroundings

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We are slowly disappearing. It seems like every aspect of our existence is getting more and more shallow each year as we continue to forget our true selves. We move further away from truth as we desperately grasp at illusions to fill our artificial, inner voids. If you want proof of this, simply walk through any public place -- I'll use a grocery store as an example -- and begin to notice how distant we've become from each other. Eye contact is now taboo, and it's common to exchange hollow, … [Read more...]