Entries Tagged as 'Deeper Thinking'

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Twilight Love: Do You Love Like a Vampire & Is It a Good Thing?

photo credit: bruna :] Edward Cullen. The name causes hearts all over the world to skip a beat. Chivalrous, dangerous, protective. His love for Bella, 90-odd years his junior, has captivated the hearts and minds of girls and women everywhere. They leave cinemas green with envy; wishing that that had a love like that. In [...]


Sunday, September 20th, 2009

Ethical Dilemma #5 – Would You Lie?

photo credit: DarkB4Dawn The last four ethical dilemmas have been really popular and some amazing discussions and insights have resulted. I really like asking these questions because I learn a lot about my readers as well as the topic we are discussing. Today’s ethical dilemma stems from some thoughts I have thinking about the absolute [...]

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Growing Up: The Train That Can Never Stop

photo credit: joesflickr I’m 24 years old. I’m in the North Indian Himalayas. I’m sitting down for a private audience with one of Tibet’s most revered Buddhist teachers. After telling him how attached I am to my mother he looks at me straight in the eyes, smiles and gently says, “Well, you have to grow [...]


Friday, July 24th, 2009

Ethical Dilemma #4 – Would You Take the Heat?

photo credit: Mutasim Billah Pritam [EWU] The last ethical dilemma was a really good one. We had lots of fantastic responses; some more insightful than others. In the end, only one person picked out that the person might not have even been an Arab. You can check it out here (towards the end of the [...]

Friday, July 17th, 2009

What Your Dreams Can Teach You About Being Awake (and Happy)

photo credit: koke We all dream. Some more than others. Some people will go off on fantasy journeys to far of lands where the imagination creates a smorgasbord of sensual pleasures. Other people will toss and turn the night over as they struggle to wake up from a nightmare that seems all too real. But [...]