How this plays itself out for me is that most of us are unaware of the past experiences that control or influence our present behavior. Our innate tendency is to act habitually. This is a…
Date Archives 2009
how much do you want what you want?
What are you must desirous of? Put another way, what is it that you want most? Now ask yourself how much do you really want it? Here’s a story about Socrates that may help you…
involutionary path and evolutionary path
This hit me smack dead between the eyes this morning. It’s a passage from a book by a Russian guy named Gurdjieff, who basically dedicated his life to answering the question: “What is the sense…
stay tuned for claylowe 2.0
I have existed from the morning of the world, and I shall exist until the last star falls from the heavens. Although I have taken the form of Clay Lowe, I am all men, as…
I’ve been in hermit mode for a week
I’ve been in hermit mode for a week, venturing out of my cave only for the essentials – food, water, and the gym. This time around in the cave, I’ve been studying the nature of…
how do i love thee?
From a poet to her Internet lover: How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I’ll get my husband to eat horny goat weed and promise him sex in the woods. Once there,…
sex sales and the whole world is buying
A young lady of 15 has written a letter to the local paper. She is lamenting about the rampant sexism in her school. She says she often hears “lads saying how amazing a girl’s behind…
should we stay or should we go now?
The headlines in the British press over the past week have been fixated on President Obama’s upcoming decision on Afghanistan. What should he do – send more troops or look for an honorable way to…
is positive thinking undermining us?
I am in the business of helping people help themselves, or at least guiding them through a journey of self-help. One of my bones of contention with the self-help, positive psychology industry has been the…
news and world events
Re-engaging with the news and reading current affairs has reawakened a part of me that has lain dormant for many years now, probably since I left the army 12 years ago. I think back then,…
what interests me
I’m in transition phase, which means I’m between projects. I spent the doing some light research for my next project(s). My morning reflection time yielding a long list of to-do’s, but I ended up blowing…
if-this-then-that
I thought this would be a good story to share because I often here people making their big life goals – the goals they claim they really want – conditional. They have the ‘someday’ mentality….
career advice from the Tao
In times of reflection I sometimes turn to the Tao Te Ching (the book of The Way), written by Lao-Tzu, for guidance. Over these past several days my thinking has taken several synchronistic turns and…
do you think that’s air you’re breathing?
My wife thinks I’m crazy. My friends shake their heads in bewilderment. Even the cats look at me funny. Why? Because I get up in the morning between 4:00 – 4:30am each day apart from…
relaxing in the hills
Many months have pasted since my last trip to the hills. My work schedule hasn’t been that permissible this year. It’s kind of a hard sell to the wife to be away all week only…
four of a kind
It amazes me the tiny towns literary festivals tend to pop up in. I spent the afternoon at the Woodstock Literary Festival. Woodstock, of course, conjures up in my mind thoughts of the Woodstock of…
who would you be if time, money, and resources were not an issue?
Create some space right here right now that you can step into right now and be who you want to be and do what that person would be doing right now…let go of any mind…
what the internet knows about you
We all love the Internet. Find out what the Internet knows about you. And if you’re feeling a bit voyeuristic, try typing this URL in your friends, coworkers, or enemies computer: http://www.whattheinternetknowsaboutyou.com/