Does a wealth of information create a poverty of attention?1 When we want to transform our minds and our thinking, it is the emotional and sensory distractors that get in our way. In order to transform our minds, we have to have an inner focus that guides our values, intuitions and decisions. We have to desire a relationship with God, one that is driven by awareness of self-defeating habits.
If we can remember to pay attention to our emotions and…..
What drives the human soul? Where does passion come from? How will we know that we have lived a life with no regrets? Today’s events may leave us rudderless, with inadequate answers to what we seek. Dallas Willard summarized this when he stated, “Individuals suffer from a poor image, are caught up in self-rejection, and have no defenses against group pressures.” We lack reasoning skills and the emotional drive to do the work, to stand on our own. Instead, we…..
In order to experience spiritual transformation, one must take up the practice of contemplative prayer, in addition to prayers of thanksgiving, praise, and worship. Prayer can be practiced as a one-way conversation, with praying for what we need and thanking God in advance that He will grant our desires. This practice of thankfulness, praise and worship, are directed one way – towards God, asking Him to listen. We should pour out the inner most thoughts and wants to God, but…..
How do humans deal with being wrong? It has become customary to deny or rationalize our opinions, regardless of the facts. There is a lack of self-esteem and excessive pride that breeds self-deception, that one is right and another wrong. Let’s face reality – humankind is a mess! Humans do not rule the universe and cannot do what they please without consequences. History shows that the end of every successful civilization begins when humans “believe [they are] responsible for [their]…..
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