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Crave and fear the new

Our brain craves the new when it triggers dopamine, but, as Anthony de Mello insight says, “We hate the new. We hate it! And the sooner we face up to that fact, the better. We don’t want new things, particularly when they’re disturbing, particularly when they involve...

Why racing to the Moon?

The race to the Moon began once more in our time. But, have you wondered about the point of that? I’m reading Anthony de Mello’s book Awareness where he writes at some point “What’s the earthly use of putting a man on the moon when we cannot live on the earth?”...

Wake-up

An Arab proverb says “The nature of rain is the same, but it makes thorns grow in the marshes and flowers in the gardens.” Both wake up, but is the ground of your life a marsh or a garden? When we state the importance of having a greater awareness of everything, it...

Cats

They are the stars in YouTube and Social Media and I wondered why because one specimen just sat on the porch of our vacation house. Some say the reason is their agility, others emphasize their boldness and inquisitive spirit, reserved and stealthy. Some even argue...

Distraction is not that bad

We get distracted, miss opportunities and that’s not good. But not all distractions are bad. ”Some interruptions are worth having if they create a space for something to work in the fertile unconscious. Indeed, some distractions are more than useful; they might be...