"A loving person lives in a loving world;
A hostile person lives in a hostile world;
Everyone you meet is your mirror."
-- Ken Keyes
The Costume Ball
by Dan Joseph
Imagine that you are invited to a masquerade ball. You spend weeks choosing a costume for the event. Should you dress up as royalty? As a villain? As someone famous? As an angel? You eventually settle on a costume, and go to the ball. There you find hundreds of other people, dressed in the widest variety of outfits. The party is all in good fun, and you play through the night in your chosen role... (more)
Living With Purpose: Finding Joy in a Suffering World
by Melanie Votaw
Recently I was reading about how people are suffering in the Congo; how girls struggle to be educated in China; how a huge number of people in the world live without safe sanitation, and on and on and on. It seems endless! There is war, hunger, corruption, greed, and incomprehensible pain on our planet. How can I allow myself to feel anything positive when so many people are suffering? (more)
President Bush and the Formula of Compassion
by Jelaila Starr
From the higher perspective, the role of a nation’s leader is that of a mirror, so to speak. He reflects back to the people the way they treat themselves, their Inner Child, and in this case, each other. In other words, he plays the role of us, the parent or adult, in our relationship with our Inner Child. So whatever we feel he has done to us is what we have done to ourselves, to our Inner Children, and to each other.... (more)
On Being Stuck: Coping for Sensitive People
by Thomas Eldridge
If we desire true self-actualization, eventually we must come to face the realization that what is at stake -- our hopes, our dreams, and our goals, is more important than our need for safety. (more)
Issue128 Awakening Path Goodies
by the editor
A Picture Of Peace
A Father and His Rich Family
The Farmers and The Carpenter
You Are Gifted
(more)
Issue128 Awakening Path Humor
by the editor
Billing Service
Lost Bible
Late for Class
The Doctor and the Lawyer
(more)
Issue 128 Website of the Month
by the editor
A remarkable slideshow with sound. You feel like you are in the Space Shuttle as it takes off, and heads off on a trip to Mars. Takes about 12 minutes, but is fun! (more)
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