Welcome to another edition of “Scribblings from Close of the Ground”, wisdom from the mouths of babes, namely, Rocky and The Chick, my two daughters. C: Hi, The Chick here! R: and I’m Rocky, we’re Ted’s daughters and we know some stuff! C: We’re both in school now, that means we’re smart. R:We’re smart little […]
My oldest daughter, whom I affectionately refer to as the Chick, recently learned how to ride her two wheel bike. It took a few miles of Dad huffing and puffing, running behind her while holding her bike. Then, one day, she got it. She got balance. Once you learn how to ride a bike, you […]
I awoke in a tent on a beach on a desert lake on a Sunday morning. Not yet sunrise, there was a silent light, barely interrupted by the notes of moving water. A few stars still floated in a purple sky. I crawled out, splashed water on my face and put coffee to boil on […]
Last month I was watching a documentary titled “The Love We Make”, which followed Paul McCartney as he organized the The Concert for New York City benefit concert in October of 2011. As I watched, there were things that McCartney did that I found interesting. Now, unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last 20 years, you […]
You have been hypnotized. You are still being hypnotized. You’ve been hypnotized all your life by parents, teachers, friends, and by your own thoughts! We are still influenced by the hypnosis of the culture which includes the media and advertising. We are all subject to this type programming. It’s not all bad! That’s how we learn. […]
Today’s excellent post is by guest author Leo Babauta, creator of the blog Zen Habits, one of the top 25 blogs in the world. When I set out to convert my unhappiness with my life into happiness, about 7 years ago, I had some ideas about how to do it. I was going to get […]
Allow me to introduce myself. You may think you know me, but I guarantee you, you don’t. I am your subconscious mind and I own you. That’s right; you can talk about free will, free choice, master of your destiny, whatever cliche you want to use, but the fact is, if I’m not cool with […]
Today’s post is by guest author Jerry Brandt. Jerry is a good friend as well as a psychotherapist and hypnotherapist practicing in South Pasadena. Courage comes from knowing the necessity of responding to a thing. Courage comes from facing reality. Courage comes from responding to what is. Fear is a fantasy. Face fear and the […]
How can you not be inspired by watching the Olympics? These athletes make it look easy, but what we don’t see is the countless hours of physical conditioning that goes into becoming an Olympian. However, the physical conditioning is only part of what it takes to be a world class athlete. An Olympic contender must […]
I never really knew what I wanted to do as a kid growing up. I didn’t figure that out until I was in my 4os. Some have called me a late bloomer, others have told me that I had my head up my arse. But there’s one thing I did know: I knew what I […]
