Tag: Pretty Shiny Sparkly

Welcome New Visitors

Welcome New Visitors

Dear Reader, Although Erik sometimes paints a rosy picture of the afterlife, time and time again he stresses that suicide is not the answer to one’s problems. If you struggle, please understand that the information in my blog and my books is no substitute for professional help. Please click here for a list of resources…

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Are You Ailing?

Are You Ailing?

Yesterday, Kristina and I woke up way too late but still had time to go around Dublin on the “Hop on, Hop off” bus. We toured the Guinness brewery and learned pretty useless but fascinating information about how to brew the best beer and even how many bubbles (3,000,000) there are in a pint. I wonder…

Humor and Beauty

Humor and Beauty

This past weekend I was husbandless. A motorcycle widow. Rune left for COTA (the track in Austin) to defy death at speeds over 180 mph. Fortunately, as always, he came back in one piece. Of course he’s covered from head to toe in all kinds of leathers, pucks, back and chest protectors, etc. but I…

Ego

Ego

Before we developed this environment we live in now, ego was something that provided that sense of separation and the urge to survival. It’s what was responsible for the fight or flight thing. Then we developed this whole atmosphere of “You’re wrong, and I’m right,” “I make more money than you do,” “I have a loftier career,” “I’m superior; you’re inferior.” It sucks. Now we’re on this runaway train and the ego is diddling with the controls going, “What the fuck do I do now?” Our egos have got us caught on the hamster wheel. Eat or be eaten. Be a winner, not a loser. Our egos also connect us to the past in a way that causes us pain. “Oh, poor me. I was molested as a kid.” You’re attached to the belief that you’re a victim. Well, guess what? You’re not being molested now, are you? If some of you still are, get out of that shit. Let it go. Look at the suffering as a page in a book and turn to the next one.

Beauty, Personalities, and, Yes, Apples

Beauty, Personalities, and, Yes, Apples

Enjoy the last bit of the final session of 2011! Me: Okay. Here’s another question. What is the spiritual side of beauty and fashion? Erik: Kristina asked this, didn’t she? Me: Yes, of course. Erik: Beauty and fashion bring happiness, and happiness is the core of spirituality, so you focus on the joy of what…

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