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Feelings

Friday, September 28th, 2007

Our feelings are a natural response to our thoughts and intentions.  We don’t really choose our feelings directly.  Our feelings are a feedback mechanism.  They indicate whether we’re moving into alignment with our true desires (positive feelings) or out of alignment (negative feelings).
Simply put… we feel good when we’re moving towards what we want, and we feel bad […]

Subjective Reality Simplified

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007

This is perhaps the simplest way I can explain the perspective of subjective reality at present — and why I’m such a strong advocate of it.
First… some definitions:
Objective Reality (OR) is the perspective that you’re the character in the dream world, and the dream world is solid, real, and objective.  An OR person wouldn’t normally think of […]

David Schirmer Exposed

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

David Schirmer is one of the experts featured in The Secret.  Within the past hour, I watched a rather disturbing YouTube video clip about him after a forum member posted a link to it.  Some of David’s seminar customers accused him of taking money he was supposed to be investing on their behalf (to the […]

Reaction vs. Response

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

The Sensei in my martial arts studio often reminds us during sparring to respond but not to react.
When you react you’re not being authentic.  You’re sparring on your opponent’s terms.  You’re thinking too hard about what your opponent will do next.  You’re thinking, “If he does A, I’ll do B.  But if he does C, then […]

Accuracy

Monday, September 17th, 2007

Readers often ask me, “Steve, how do you know if the whole subjective reality belief system you describe is accurate?  Do you really believe in this stuff?  It just seems so… you know… out there.”
Behind such questions is usually an assumption that reality is in fact objective and that accuracy is an objective standard.  But in […]

Subjective Reality vs. Solipsism

Sunday, September 16th, 2007

I want to make a distinction between subjective reality and solipsism, since many readers still confuse the two.  I think the best way to explain the difference is by way of a simple analogy:  lucid dreaming.
Imagine you’re having a lucid dream.  This means you’re lying in bed having a dream, and while still within the […]

Life on Purpose

Friday, September 14th, 2007

I recently read a book called Life on Purpose: Six Passages to an Inspired Life by Dr. Brad Swift. This is a truly excellent book on how to discover your life purpose. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to gain clarity with respect to their core reason for being here.
On Amazon.com this book currently has a […]

Overcoming Jealousy

Thursday, September 6th, 2007

Overcoming jealousy has been one of my most requested topics for new articles, but in the past I’ve always declined such requests because I don’t have much personal experience in this area.  I’m not prone to jealousy, so I can’t explain from personal experience how to overcome it.  Nevertheless, due to the demand for such […]

The Joy of Sadness

Monday, August 27th, 2007

Last night a thunderstorm passed through Las Vegas.  The thunder was so loud and the lightning so bright that I couldn’t sleep, so I decided to get up for a while.  Around 3am I went downstairs and enjoyed a banana and a cup of herbal tea.  Then I went outside and sat in the backyard […]

A Better Life

Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007

Thoughts can only be formed in the present moment.  And thoughts can only exert effects in the present moment.  If you can grasp these two concepts, you’ll be able to discard some forms of delusional thinking and craft much more effective intentions.
Here’s an example to help clarify:  Suppose you like the idea of tithing 10% […]



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