For years now, our higher educational system has sought to separate church from state. Unfortunately, in their efforts to sanitize education from religious or spiritual beliefs, they have become secular indoctrination machines. The result is that the majority of young people graduating from college know better than to believe in anything like a so-called higher power. My own two sons came away from University with their science degrees and a conviction that Freud was correct, “Religion is a sugar-coated neurotic crutch.” Indeed, young people, for the most part, are convinced ... Read More
Excerpted from Mind Programming by Eldon Taylor Once a wise master had four students who exceeded all others in ability. One day the five gathered, and the master spoke to the first student, “Tell me what you see when you look into the world.” “I see savagery. The planet is raped. The world hides from the truth. Contaminating material is released everywhere. There is particulate matter in the heavens and acid rain. The rain forests are being destroyed, and so is the ozone. There is such ignorance and selfishness. The ... Read More
We live in a world full of investment opportunities and experts ready to guide the use of our resources. There are stocks, bonds, commodities, mutual funds, currency exchanges, real estate, collectibles, etc., and so forth (redundancy intended). The planning required for our retirement, our first home, our children’s college education, along with so much more, is not something easily dismissed. When you give serious thought to your future, do you also plan your own health, education, and welfare? Many people do not. Indeed, they seem to take for granted that ... Read More
There was a time in our ancestry that our fight/flight mechanism was on the lookout for such things as a saber tooth tiger. In our modern world saber tooth tigers are extinct, and our fight/flight function is more commonly anxiety and depression. That is not to say that there is no longer a need for fight and flight, but rather that, for most of us, real life-threatening stimuli are extremely rare. As such, rather than fight or flight, today’s stressors tend to lead to anxiety (preparedness to fight) or depression ... Read More
Years ago, I read Norman Cousins’ book, Anatomy of an Illness. Cousins tells the story of how he healed himself of cancer through laughter. The publisher describes it this way, “Anatomy of an Illness was the first book by a patient that spoke to our current interest in taking charge of our own health. It started the revolution in patients working with their doctors and using humor to boost their bodies’ capacity for healing. The patient’s talent was in mobilizing his body’s own natural resources, proving what an effective healing ... Read More
