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Is There Any Addiction Less Sexy Than This One?
For those of you who are already up in arms because I put the words "sexy" and "addiction" in one sentence, hear me out. Addiction is not sexy. I know this. But in our wacky modern culture, particularly the materialist, consumerist portion of this culture, these two...
The One Question You Need to Ask About Your Entertainment Choices
What's your favorite form of entertainment? TV? Movies? Video games? Reading? (I know there are still some of you out there.) These days, we have bazillions of entertainment choices. Thanks to the electronic revolution, many of these choices are available 24/7. These...
The 7 Virtues of Blogging
We've all heard of the Seven Deadly Sins: wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, envy and gluttony. Talk about a fun way to spend a Saturday night! And then there's the Seven Virtues, meant to counteract the Seven Deadly Sins: chastity, temperance, charity, diligence,...
My Guru Has a Tail, Episode 5: The Lap Dance
Where do you stand on lap dances? Or perhaps stand is not the right word. Where do you sit on lap dances? Okay, maybe that's not the right word either. Lap dances – do you love them or hate them? Do you think they're a beautiful example of sexual expression? Or a...
How to Let Go of Unavailable People (and Places and Things)
We've all been there. There's that special someone. Someone who is totally out of reach. But still we pine for them. We want them. If only we could have them, our whole lives would be so much better. The first part of my life was filled with this kind of torture...
Is Your Ego Driving Your Spiritual Path?
We've all been there: We're meditating. Or doing yoga. Or some really groovy, spiritual thing. And we're totally in the zone. We're in the flow with everything around us. We're totally getting the whole spiritual thing. We're feelin' it. We're livin' it. We ARE it....
Why Judging Others Is a Spiritual Practice
If you're a good little spiritual seeker, one of the first things you learn is you're not supposed to judge others. Judging others is baaaaaaaad. Wait. Is that a judgment? Kinda sounds like one. Let's try this instead: Judging others is not an optimal way to achieve...
What’s the Opposite of Perfectionism?
If you're like most people, you tend to get a little perfectionistic from time to time. Or maybe "from time to time" isn't specific enough for you. How's this: You tend to get a little perfectionistic every day for approximately 14 hours. Is that "perfect" enough for...
Here’s a Brand New Metaphor for the Spiritual Path
If you have any interest in spiritual growth, or even if you don't, you've probably heard this a million times: "Life is a journey, not a destination.” I always thought this quote came from the people who made posters in the 1970's. You know the ones. There's a...
What’s Better – Loving Yourself or Loving Others?
Have you ever had someone tell you: "You can't love anyone until you learn to love yourself"? And did you want to strangle the person who told you that? Though that wouldn't be very loving, would it? Yes, it's true that if we don't love ourselves, it's difficult to...
Why Affirmations Are a Trick. And Why It’s Okay to Be Fooled.
Have you ever affirmed something? Maybe you employed the technique of visualization. Maybe you stood in front of a mirror and recited affirmations. Maybe you cut out a bunch of pictures and put them on a vision board. Or maybe you just focused your mind on a...
What a Mormon Woman Taught Me About Truth and Clothing
How do you respond when someone tells you how to dress? Like most people, I'm resistant to the idea. It reminds me of being five years old and being told to dress up for a party. Or being in seventh grade and having to wear the dreaded gym uniform. (Mine was a unitard...












