Concern: To relate to; be connected with; be of interested importance to; affect. This is why we generally listen to, watch, or absorb the news as it has a direct relationship with our very existence…
Flow: To move along in a stream. The word itself seems to relax us and give the impression of peacefulness and effortlessly moving to a better place…
Resilience: The ability of a person to adjust to or recover readily from illness, adversity, major life changes, etc.: buoyancy. For the ancient Greeks, courage was considered the quality from which all other qualities flowed…
Trust: Reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence. Wow, what a concept! We are challenged perpetually with trust issues. However, most situations we take for granted until there is a glitch in the system…
Sheath: A case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like. So if something is ‘sheathed’, it is attired, clothed, covered, dressed, garbed, or robed to keep it discreet and less exposed. Just imagine if we all viewed our tongue as a sword or dagger and made a concerted effort to keep it sheathed…
Fashion: A prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc. We’re all aware of fashion, however as the industrial revolution created a burgeoning middle class beginning about the 1880’s a phenomenon called ‘conspicuous consumption’ developed…
Moving forward by walking and driving has developed two tracks on either the left side or right side. In Medieval times a carriage, horseman or walker preferred the left so their swordhand was on the right as most are right handed. In America beginning in the 1700’s the drivers of horse driven wagons preferred sitting on the back left so they could use their right hand to use the whip for control…
Competition: The act of competing; rivalry for supremacy, a prize, etc. Practically speaking we are all competitive whether it is for strength, wealth, fame, knowledge, beauty and even renunciation. These are expressed in the Sanskrit word ‘bhaga’, which fully dwell in the Supreme Soul whether you envision that as a personal or impersonal force…
IP usually refers to either Internet Protocol or Intellectual Property, but for me it stands for Image & Paragraph which is presented as the AlohaDailyDose. This is just part of the REAL (Reflect, Educate, Activate, & Liberate) daily practice we are proposing…
Cosmology: The branch of philosophy dealing with the origin and general structure of the universe, with its parts, elements, and laws, and especially with such of its characteristics as space, time, causality, and freedom. Whew, that’s a mouthful! Let’s just say it’s the study of everything…