Today’s article is a philosophical piece, so it will contain a lot of individual perspectives based on personal experience and conjecture. My life is dominantly that of a philosopher, always curious and always contemplating what if. Why am I that way? It is because I love wisdom. Philo means loving and sophia means wisdom. I […]
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Growth Cycle
Thirty years ago I started an in-depth study of the ancient Chinese healing philosophy called the Five Elements. I had been lightly introduced to it many years previous as part of the muscle testing techniques I learned while still in school at UC Davis through the experimental college. I was aware from that introduction […]
The Cycle
Life is a curious thing. People can spend their entire life striving for a particular something, and then when they finally achieve it they feel empty and incomplete. Sometimes this is on a very obvious level with things like money. A person may have a lifelong dream to become a millionaire, and then when […]
Inhale, Exhale
Take a deep breath in and just hold it in a relaxed manner for a while. What makes you want to exhale? Now try the opposite, exhale all the way and just hold that state at rest for a bit. What makes you want to inhale? I don’t find any thinking involved, just a strong […]