I’ve been having some inner turmoil recently with regards to my education. It seems as though there are two voices inside of me, each fighting for my full attention. On one side is university. I’m doing my psychology undergrad and have quite a ways to go before I’ll be out of school. [...]
Archive for March, 2007
School learning vs. Spiritual learning
Posted in education, spirituality on March 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Trying to decide between WordPress and Blogger
Posted in Uncategorized on March 19, 2007 | 6 Comments »
This blog has been transfered from its original home on Blogger. I’m trying to choose which layout is preferable. If anybody is willing to check out the other page and provide feedback, it would be much appreciated.
http://consc.blogspot.com
FEAR = False Evidence Appearing Real
Posted in anxiety, fear on March 19, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I’m currently reading the Conversations With God Trilogy, and came upon a definition of FEAR: False Evidence Appearing Real. I usually find acronyms pretty cheesy but I thought that this perfectly describes that unnecessary torment that we put ourselves through. If we can just remind ourselves of this everytime that fear rears its [...]
The Gifts of Addiction
Posted in addiction, growth on March 16, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I thought I would write about my own experiences with addiction after reading Mark’s posts (part 1, part 2, part 3) about overcoming habits at The Naked Soul . Overcoming my addictions has played a defining role in who I am today, and after working through it I can look back and see the [...]
Allowing our Truth to Shine Through
Posted in acceptance, fear, self, truth on March 13, 2007 | 7 Comments »
My whole life I felt that I had to hide who I really was so that I could be accepted. All my beliefs and ideas were shaped by others – as long as they thought I was okay then I was okay. I will still succumb to this now but I am more [...]
Don’t believe the Fear
Posted in anxiety, fear, illusion, meditation, worry on March 11, 2007 | 4 Comments »
We all experience fear. In a world where the future remains completely unknown, it can be difficult to avoid worrying about what is going to come next. No matter how well we prepare ourselves, there can always be surprises that overwhelm us. It’s becoming more clear to me that most of this [...]
What is love?
Posted in love, relationships on March 9, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I’m pretty confused about what it means to love somebody. I’ve recently been having discussions with my girlfriend because of me being hesitant to use the word “love” to describe how I feel about her. I really do care about her and and am happy in my relationship, but I think I’m being [...]
Response to Dean
Posted in beliefs, religion on March 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This is in response to a post on Dean’s blog, where he responded to some comments I made about organized religion. The original post can be found here, and his reply to my comments here. This is not meant to be any kind of war of of beliefs, we just both see things differently. I [...]
I guess I’m not perfect
Posted in acceptance on March 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I often tell myself that I am not afraid to admit when I make a mistake, but sometimes its just painful bitting your lip and accepting what somebody is telling you instead of responding out of anger and blaming them for a certain situation. I don’t like the idea that I am not perfect, [...]
My Resentments Toward Religion
Posted in religion on March 3, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I try to be open about other people’s beliefs but I seem to have a lot of difficulty taking religious views seriously, with Christianity in particular because it is so prevalent here. To be honest just the mention of the Bible of of Jesus and I get disgusted with it. My family never [...]
