CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Can we believe it? It’s 2022 and this is the 80th year celebration of our lives. Scroll through the photographs and our thoughts below. Love, Bears and Samahria That means that during 2022, each of us reach our 80th birthdays. The reason we ask ourselves – can we[…]
“Purpose: Deepen love and gratitude! Weight: Heavy backpack (smiles) Height: Where the air is thin and luscious. Depth: As much inside as the landscape outside. Width: So, so expansive — no limitation “One step at a time. Over that hill, across that valley, up along the top of the ridge. One step. Another step. Then another step. We[…]
“From the viewpoint of Newtonian physics (which gave us the Industrial Revolution, the combustion engine, and the like), all of this seems like the talk of a madman. “From the viewpoint of Quantum physics (or quantum mechanics — which gave us lasers, microwaves, nuclear fusion), it all makes perfect sense…it can even be measured (measuring[…]
“I DON’T WANT TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW. Actually, yes you do…otherwise you wouldn’t be here or wherever — unless, of course, you’ve been kidnapped, bound, and dragged to your current location. ACKNOWLEDGE AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHERE YOU ARE…that’s liberation!” “Bears” Barry Neil Kaufman, Co-Founder of the Option Institute and Author of Happiness Is A Choice
“Empowering ourselves to be happy and loving might be truly exceptional today. However, as we walk such a path, we pave the way for others who might one day find such an accomplishment commonplace.” ~”Bears” Barry Neil Kaufman, Co-Founder of the Option Institute and Author of Happiness Is A Choice
“Forgiveness: I like it but don’t teach it. Why? I’d rather work on dropping my judgment of another person and their actions…and if I do that, then there’s nothing to forgive (only love is left). Forgiveness means we let go of our anger or hate (that is useful) but not our judgment (and the turmoil[…]
“I receive many cards during the holidays with messages like, ‘Have a Happy New Year,’ ‘May you have a happy, healthy, prosperous New Year,’ or ‘Wishing you the best.’ These are super sweet and loving messages. “But I am partial to suggesting, ‘CREATE whatever New Year you want.’ Things will happen – yes! But it’s WHAT WE[…]
“What does this photo of my honey (Samahria) have to do with relationships and the holidays? EVERYTHING! 1) Riding our beloved black BMW R 69S (a classic) was our way to be close, and feel the road, and be part of the landscape and the sky, mile after mile…through quiet country routes, over steep mountain[…]
“We can act and respectfully move the world in the direction we would like or we can stand aside and watch the world move in accordance to the standards of others. We can sleep through situations or sit up and watch or stand and be counted — in just about every area of our[…]
“Yes…they are three of my grandchildren. What are they doing looking at me through binoculars? What can they now see that they didn’t see before? More of my face? Absolutely! More of my soul? Oh well…maybe. As they look at me, I am looking at them through a telephoto camera lens. What do I[…]
