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Thursday, 14 February 2013

CONTEMPLATION ON THE NATURE OF LOVE

A little piece I wrote. Happy Valentine's Day to you all!



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LIST OF MY BLOGS

SINCE THE ARCHIVE SYSTEM IS NOT ALL THAT GREAT, I DECIDED TO MAKE A LIST OF MY PREVIOUS BLOGS. I HOPE THIS WILL HELP PEOPLE FIND WHAT THEY ARE INTERESTED IN.

1. FLYING WITH HEAVY WINGS, LIGHT WINGS, OR FLYING AT ALL? – 31/05/08

2. SOME TEXTS THAT HAVE ACCOMPANIED MY EXHIBITIONS – 31/05/08


3. RANDOM THOUGHTS ON SPIRITUALITY FROM 2007 – 31/05/08

4. WHEN LIGHT HITS THE SHADOW - 31/05/08


5. WHEN YOUR HONESTY IS BEING USED AGAINST YOU – 3/06/08


6. RESPECTING OTHER PEOPLE’S PATHS AND NOT MAKING UNDUE ASSUMPTIONS! 03/06/08


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8. GENERATING KINDNESS AND GENEROSITY IN EVERY DAY LIFE

9. QUESTIONING AUTOMATIC BELIEFS – 6/3/08

10. I FELL IN A MONEY TRAP – OR DID I? – 6/4/08

11. ON COMPASSION, FORGIVENESS AND COMMUNICATION – 6/12/08


12. SPIRITUAL JARGON AND THE QUESTION OF COMPASSION WITH DETACHMENT - 6/18/08


13. DEALING WITH THE ANXIETY OF RELEASING OUR OLD LIFE – 24/06/08

14. WOMEN, RELATIONSHIPS AND THE ASCENSION - 30/06/08

15. ON BEING A SPIRITUAL WARRIOR – 05/07/08

16. ZEN OR ANGER? – 06/07/08

17. RECOGNIZING SEVERE MANIPULATION – 07/08/08

18. THE PERILS OF TRUSTING A CHANNELLER – 13/07/08

19. WALKS WITH CATS – 07/21/08

20. FEELINGS OF LONELINESS – A SIGN OF THE TIMES – 07/26/08


21. THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL IN THIS AGE OF TRANSITION – 07/29/08

22. AVOIDING SPIRITUAL ELITISM IN THE FAVOUR OF LOVE – 03/08/08

23. THE LOVE GAME – A PLAY OF SHADOWS – 08/16/08

24. THE SOCIAL TRAP – 08/16/08

25. REALITY IS REAL AND HOW TO SURVIVE LIFE – 08/19/08

26. CYBERBULLIES – 25/08/08

27. WHEN CHANGING YOUR MINDSET ISN’T ENOUGH – QUESTIONS REGARDING SPIRITUAL DEPRESSION – 09/23/08

28. DEPRESSION – A LAYMAN’S POINT OF VIEW – 09/26/08

29. BEWARE OF ONLINE TESTS! – 10/05/08

30. THE PARADOX OF THE MOTHS ATTRACTED TO THE LIGHT – 10/28/08

31. SPIRITUAL STRENGTH & LIFE’S CHALLENGES – 12/07/08

32. MY NEW WEBSITE AND A FEW THINGS ABOUT STRESS – 12/13/08

33. INSOMNIA AND ONE’S LIFE’S PURPOSE – 12/16/08

34. DOCTORS SHOULD BE ON A QUEST FOR ALTRUISM AND CREATIVITY – 12/18/08

35. DECEIT – 12/19/08

36. LOOKING FOR REASONS WHY THINGS ARE SO DIFFICULT – 12/20/08

37. HURT VANITY IN PEOPLE WHO WANT TO TEACH YOU A SPIRITUAL LESSON – 21/12/08

38. WHEN SELF-ESTEEM IS WAVERING… - 12/25/08

39. MY RADIO TALK – 26/12/08

40. WHERE IS MY SECRET GARDEN? – 12/26/08

41. NEW BEGINNINGS? – 12/28/08

42. WHAT GOD IS ALL ABOUT – 12/28/08

43. OH TO BE NORMAL – 12/30/08

44. WHEN YOU HAVE TWO BAD CASE SCENARIOS – WHICH WILL YOU CHOOSE? 01/04/09

45. LOOK BEYOND DUALISM – 01/07/09

46. BEAUTY, TRUTH AND ART – 01/09/09

47. WAITING IN CONFINEMENT – 01/11/09

48. SIGNS OF A NARCISSTIC SOCIETY – WHEN SPIRITUALITY BECOMES OVERWHELMING – 01/16/09

49. POSITIVE VERSUS NEGATIVE THINKING AND ACTING – 01/24/09

50. HOW ONE’S SELF-ESTEEM CAN BE SYSTEMATICALLY UNDERMINED – 01/27/09

51. IS OBAMA WHO IS SEEMS TO BE? – 01/29/09

52. GENDERISSUES, CYBERLOVE AND TRUTHFULNESS – 02/08/09

53. BEING DISCERNING IN THE BEGINNING OF RELATIONSHIPS – 02/09/09

54. A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN – 02/10/09

55. EQUALITY BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IS STILL A HYPOTHESIS – 02/12/08

56. A LONELY VALENTINE’S DAY – HOW TO DEAL WITH IT? – 02/13/09

57. DON’T BE A KNOW-ALL – 02/15/09

58. DATING ON THE INTERNET – FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE – 02/19/09

59. SOME DEFINITIONS ON MYSTICISM – 02/25/09

60. INTEGRITY AND DISSIDENCE – 02/25/09

61. DISCERNMENT WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH OTHERS – 03/02/09

62. THE ASCENSION AND MORAL – THE ASCENSION EXPLAINED FROM MY POINT OF VIEW – 03/08/09

63. DITCH THE QUOTES AND SUBLIMINAL MESSAGES! – 03/15/09

64. GRATITUDE – NOT TO BE FORCED – 03/20/09

65. FRIENDSHIP – THE GOOD AND THE BAD – 04/05/09

66. BECKONING DESTINY: DELIVER ME FROM THE DATING GAME – 04/12/09

67. REJECTION/RESISTANCE – HOW IT CAN MIRROR SOME LIFE ISSUES – 05/16/09

68. BED OF NAILS – RELAAAX … AND PICK YOUR NAILS! – 06/25/09

69. MY DEFINITION OF BEAUTY – 06/26/09

70. HOW TO RECOGNIZE A SPIRITUAL “SAVIOUR” COMPLEX – 07/03/09

71. SHAME ON YOU, WOMAN! ;-) – 07/07/09

72. SPIRITUAL TRANSITION – 07/10/09

73. ENVY RULES THE WORLD – 07/13/09

74. DISSOLVING THE EGO – 07/15/09

75. A PLEA TO THE PUBLIC – 07/21/09

76. SAVE YOURSELF! – 07/31/09

77. CHAOS AND EXTREME POLARIZATION PRECEDE NEW ORDER AND HARMONY – 08/17/09

78. UNDERCOVER DICTATORSHIP IN AN AFFLUENT SOCIETY – 08/28/09

79. BEING CONTROLLED – 09/05/09

80. HONOURING NEGATIVE EXPERIENCES AND THE REALNESS OF THE ILLUSION – 09/06/09

81. WHAT SECRET? – 10/25/09

82. FROM VICTIMHOOD TO VICTORY – VICTIM MENTALITY DECONSTRUCTED – 01/26/10

83. GENTLE ADVICE FOR THE CHRONIC INSOMNIAC – 01/31/10

84. ALTERNATION BETWEEN THEORY AND PRACTICE, OBJECTIVITY AND SUBJECTIVITY – 03/22/10

85. LIFE STARTS WHEN YOU START LOVING IT - 04/13/10

86. TRUE EQUALITY! - 05/31/10

87. POST WEDDING SYNDROME - THE SWEETNESS AND THE BITTERNESS - 11/29/10

89. THE CHALLENGE OF RELOCATION - 12/28/10

90. NORMALITY VERSUS ABNORMALITY - 12/29/10

91. MY ART AT INTEGRALLIFE.COM - 04/25/11

92. FRIENDSHIP IN MID-LIFE: CRISIS AND BEYOND - 05/11/11

93. DO YOU HAVE TO SUFFER FOR YOUR ART? - 06/17/11

94.INVERTED SNOBBERY, MISDIRECTED HONESTY AND SPIRITUAL EVOLUTION
95. A DREAM WITH A SPIRITUAL MESSAGE?

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