Near-death experience accounts of visiting the afterlife can be viewed as qualitative, as similar themes occur across cultures and age ranges. These themes often include pure, unconditional love beyond anything we have experienced in this world. The themes also involve beautiful colors more stunning than any color on Earth and sometimes beautiful music, where everything… Read more »
“Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: if you’re alive, it isn’t.” —Richard Bach (as cited in Pim van Lommel, 2010, p. 1) I want to write a treatise called Machiavelli’s Sister! It will be the polar opposite of The Prince, by Machiavelli. My goal is the spiritual ideal,… Read more »
Health can become a fun form of fanaticism and has many benefits. Toxins, on the other hand, lead to suffering. Getting hit with a disease where we can no longer work, where we suffer to the point of nausea, where we are isolated for a decade in a black room with no sound, barely able… Read more »
In a sales course, I learned to balance empathy with focus, or in other words, be a bunny and a shark. The bunny is the super sweet bearer of customer service, and the shark sinks its teeth into the wallet. Although the teachings taught me to close the sale and get the highest cut while… Read more »
I had been entertaining my friend’s daughter who had a brain tumor erupt and was labeled as a vegetable by the doctor at the children’s emergency hospital. But I knew she was lucid but couldn’t express herself due to paralysis. I knew this because I had taken a Community Rehabilitation class where I learned that… Read more »
On Easter Friday it somehow slipped my mind that it was Easter Friday. We had just seen a movie, when we suddenly pulled over, and I was asked to run and pick up a submarine sandwich. Quickly flying out of the car, I was lost at first, especially as I have very poor vision, and… Read more »
People always want to go somewhere to feel paradise, but it’s all right here! It’s always been here. It’s the biggest endorphin rush on the planet, making even a grocery store build-your-own sandwich taste like five-star gourmet eating. And anyone can do it. It’s called exercise. The greatest secret is that the more we exercise,… Read more »
I initially wrote this article about the positive impacts of visual communications, focusing on humor, creativity, and the benefits of visual communications, especially when speaking with people with Alzheimer’s. However, visual communication has since transformed my world by over 360 degrees, so I’m inclined to rewrite this article from scratch or rewrite this intro to… Read more »
A loved one wants me to pay over $20,000 worth of debt. But who wants to spend the next 10 to 40 years grinding down debt? Not me! Although it’s necessary, I can’t get excited about paying off debt. But what excites me is paying down $5,000 in debt while planning the dream holiday: four… Read more »
Last week, we discovered how to determine our loved ones’ color palettes so we can buy them clothes with colors that make them shine. This week, we will examine the last piece of fashion mastery skills to make our loved ones look stunning: clothes that suit their body type. Everyone can look spectacular with these… Read more »