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Are you being brainwashed?

I’m sure you’ve  had the experience recently. You are talking to someone when you  notice they have switched off with their “cemented opinion”.  But you continue talking, still hoping to convince that person with your “rational argument.” I fall into the...

Your friend the obstacle

What we perceive as an obstacle is a “teacher” telling us where we have to learn and refine our character.

Guarding the temple of your soul

A few days ago I saw a front page headline in our local newspaper: “Trump opposes gun control.” It got me thinking: If I was living in the United States, it would maybe have been of interest to me. In this case it was just another example of the media...

And, see no evil …

The great Napoleon Hill once said that every evil carries within it the flames of self-destruction. It was a warning by the famous mentor to his students, political and business leaders to reflect carefully on their actions and goals. When they are not in sync with...

Our greatest challenge: The environment

There is something happening to our world, telling us with stark reality that the greatest challenge of our time is  the environment.  The natural catastrophes of the past months with the elements of fire and water wreaking havoc to the lives of millions of people,...

Paths less travelled

Starting the last stage of my Camino from Lires to Finisterre, I met an old granny on the road who advised me to take the Path along the beach rather than the marked route I had intended taking.  Sometimes the universe comes through the voice of a granny, telling...