When you look at life one way, how can you not be happy with all the blessings that are thrown at you?
 
When you look at life another way, how can you help but be unhappy with the curves that life has thrown at you?
 
And there is much in between ecstatic and sorrowful. There is disappointing, there is let down, and there is so-so.
 
If you could soak in the treasure that life on Earth is, you would be elated all the time. You would know that life on Earth is remarkable, an amazing thing, and that you are here populating and receiving all the wonders of it. You would be amazed at all the connections and intersections and seeming coincidences and returns and bounces and delights and surprises and the myriad of twists and turns and turn-a-rounds.
 
Who on Earth could possibly think up all the stories in life, even in one person’s life? Who could write such stories? Who could keep writing them and another and another? Your life is a serial that goes on and on and has no ending. Like waves in the Ocean, there is another chapter and another chapter and another on into Infinity. Life is more than story, of course, you recognize that. And, yet, you are most interested in the story and how it will come out even for a while. You’ve got to know. You are impelled to come to some kind of understanding or conclusion.
 

Matthew Butler, Guest
Waking Times

The law of attraction is a wildly-popular modern mystical belief hyped as the secret to fulfilling your every desire. It has big celebrity endorsements, and commercial products rehashing its claims sell in abundance. But beneath the glossy facade there’s often an agenda pushing egocentrism and greed in metaphysical garb, which limits consciousness and subverts spirituality for shallow materialistic ends.

Many spiritual traditions have arisen throughout history and although they have their differences, a common recurri...

Julian Wash, Contributor
Waking Times

I ponder a lot-that’s what I do. If I was paid to ponder I suppose by now I could have amassed quite a sum. But when I search for the position of “professional ponderer” I’m quickly reminded that the world is not ready- or perhaps simply has no need for a ponderer such as myself. However, there are potentially lucrative positions of similar title such as “Professional Pond Sweeper” and “Pond Liner Installer” -and so for the lure of the paycheck I’m occasionally beckoned by such opportunities.

But for now merely consider me in the c...

HJ: A deeply fulfilling, authentically happy life is within reach for anyone as long as they are willing to adopt the habits that lead to it without fail.  Happiness and fulfillment are no secret — great minds have been studying the key factors for thousands of years and the path has been clearly mapped.  Carl Jung was one of those pioneers in our modern age and developed his own set of 5 keys that lead to happiness and fulfillment without fail,  and they are revealed in the article below.

They should come as no surprise and yet are still extremely profound.  This is a great article and one would be wise to refer back to it from time to time as a reminder of what is truly important in life.

- Truth

Carl Jung on living an authentic life

By Jason E. Smith | Beyond Meds | Jungian Therapist

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Individuation and Authenticity

It could be argued that at the heart of Jungian therapy is the aim of experiencing and living an authentic life.

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The timing the place, the situation or the people around you may not be perfect, but you are! There is a great beauty in these moments and The Universe always guides you to situations where you are needed most and will learn the best. Have faith and trust that all will be well in Divine Timing. ~ Creator

Vigilant MCP – Gamma2 Robotics

Waking Times

While debate continues to rage about the threat of autonomous “killer robots,” the mechanized replacement of humans continues across the workforce. In fact, the robotics industry notched record sales in the first half of 2014 in North America, and there appears to be...

Why not consciously have one good thought about everything you experience today? Have a good thought about your neighbour, your co-workers, your partner, your children, your home, your vehicle, your commute, your community, your job, your appearance, your health, your circumstances, your world! Looking for the good lets you realize the multitude of blessings that are part of your daily life. You will feel so lucky, so uplifted, that beautiful energy will spill over into everything you do all day. If you wish to take it one step further, share those good and loving thoughts with those who have triggered […]

Kevin Sterne, Contributor
Waking Times

Even though the crypto currency, Bitcoin, isn’t exactly new, it still hasn’t infiltrated the mainstream ethos. But it’s getting there. You may have heard the term outside the fringe Internet message boards, or dark bar alleyways—that seemingly hacker-fancied geekdom thing that probably sprang from 4chan or Anonymous—but you probably didn’t understand it or, better yet, you probably didn’t want to. And who wouldn’t? What with most money and economic language so obscure and blathering it makes economists and...