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Navigating in These Perilous Times
Written By: Sanderson Sims If we are honest about where we find ourselves in this particular time, no matter how old we are, it is perhaps one of the most confusing periods we have lived in. For many it is the uncertainity of just making ends meet. For others it is a disbelief in seeing cherished, long-held values being blatantly abandoned for personal power. For some it is the resentment of the speed of change which has taken away more than it has given, or a yearning for the privileges and lifestyle of a time gone past. Our collective anxiety might come from the shear bewilderment of how to address the macro-picture of…
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Fake it ‘Till You Make it
By: Sanderson Sims Today we will explore the mystery of manifestation. In all likelihood you’ve been exposed to numerous books, articles, speakers etc; that espouse the idea that we create our own reality, and that what we put our minds to, we eventually bring about. This is one of the more complex concepts we might grapple with during our lifetimes. Do we really have more power than we think? Perhaps there is serious doubt about this because if it we did, our lives might be a lot better than they are. Though we cannot begin to fathom the infinite and astonishing mind of universe, imagine for a…
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How to Live Your Life as an Exploration and a Possibility
Written By: Sanderson Sims It seemed to have started rather innocently in the 1990s with America On Line’s catchy phrase “You’ve got mail!” Hotmail, Yahoo, and Gmail soon excelled at organizing and delivering our digital mail in record time. At the beginning of the 21st Century, iPhones and other smart devices emerged and what followed were news and information sources coming from any number of platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok. Since then we have entered a complex and bewildering environment in which the forces of technology seem to have captured much of our attention. Our addiction to immediate data has become so prevalent that no matter where we go, and…
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Acquiring One Indispensable Tool
Written By: Sanderson Sims Lately, a doctor friend of mine whom I had been out of touch with, popped back into my life and turned me on to the Michael Reccia Joseph material, a series of channelled books. They provide a fascinating macro picture which I find myself resonating with. This material deals with the big and enduring questions in life: Why am I here? Where am I going? Who am I ? Where did I come from? Our culture which includes religions, history, science and philosophy offers an array of answers to these big questions. But which answers are enough, true, or believable? Many answers are beyond proof. Even…
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What Is Your Best Story Going?
Written By: Sanderson Sims As you can see from my little essays, I like to write when the spirit moves me. Today I felt it was time to review the stories we tell ourselves, and in turn, how they impact our lives. It may seem simple, but the stories we live by essentially relate to what we believe, and what we believe has a large impact on the outcome of our lives. Pick a topic which is important to you whether it is self-improvement, relationships, work ethic, politics, religion/spirituality, you name it, and you will see: your beliefs and opinions comprise your own “best story.” Whether the stories we…
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Is it Time To Repot Yourself?
Written By: Sanderson Sims Not long ago I read an article which had a profound influence on me. The gist was that when one turns 60 years of age they should consider a radical change in their life. The recommendation? Move to a foreign country at least half of the year, take up a foreign language, take up a new physical activity such as dance, and perhaps engage in a new hobby or some form of art. The point here was to move out of one’s traditional comfort zone. Like a plant when it is repotted, humans will continue to grow later on in life by reinventing their interests. Once…
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Expect Pleasant Surprises
By Sanderson Sims Turn your ordinary reality into an extraordinary one! We all encounter failure, rejection and hardship in life. And with so many countervailing forces, it is easy to fall victim or to become bewildered by it all. Even though we are aware that we are on a spiritual journey, we are not always aware of the bigger picture. Sometimes it is just not clear whether a setback is good or bad, until we see the journey in its entirety from the rear view mirror. Years ago I attended a seminar with Dr. Bernie Siegel, the internationally known cancer doctor and author of the best-seller “Love, Medicine and Miracles.”…
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How To Recognize Your True Powers of Manifestation
By: Sanderson Sims One of the greatest roadblocks to understanding how manifestation works is to first recognize the nature of what we desire, and then connect the dots as to how something comes to pass. Understanding the lag time between what we want and the eventual results can give us valuable insight into the process and a sense of confidence, faith and trust that all things work for good. Sometimes what we would like to happen will not manifest because of the nature of what we desire. For example, we might truly desire to win the lottery, but so do countless others and there can only be one lucky…
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What Synchronicity Can Teach Us
Written By: Sanderson Sims Terence Mckenna, the famous ethnobotanist and protégé of Timothy Leary once said “The world is not just strange. It is stranger than strange.” There is an air of insanity in our divisive politics and our economics. We don’t seem able to respond to this world-wide pandemic with any sense of order or ease. Sometimes it feels that we may have lost our ability to navigate or even contemplate what is coming next. This can and does cause increased pessimism and fear. And because the news basically focuses on sensationalism at the extremes, this adds fuel to the fire. And so it goes. Stress is certainly apparent…
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Edgar Cayce’s Formula for Achieving a More Rewarding Life
Written By: Sanderson Sims My formative years, meaning schooling, were spent in the 1950s and the first half of the 1960s. In those years there was an unbridled enthusiasm for the “Protestant Work Ethic.” Anything was possible if you set your mind to it and worked hard to get there. Coming out of World War II, America was a land of optimism, promise and opportunity. It seemed anything was possible. The game plan went something like this: Get educated, work hard (real hard), make as much as you can, enjoy material comforts, and then at retirement settle back and live out your “Golden Years.” You could say that the future…
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How to End Polarizing Political Arguments
By: Sanderson Sims I remember growing up watching the American public affairs show “Firing Line” with conservative William F. Buckley, Jr. He would invite those of opposing points of view to be on the show, and they would both lay out in civil terms their points of view and the logic behind them. There would be disagreements but they were good natured. Emotion had not eclipsed reason. You, the viewer, would be able to see both sides of an issue, realizing that opposing points of view each have elements of truth. In today’s privately owned electronic media environment, much depends on creating an emotional hook, thereby drawing viewers into an…
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The Very First Thing You Might Want to Manifest
By Sanderson Sims If you are young, you are facing a life of dynamic change the velocity and acceleration of which has never before been experienced. What’s coming next, and right after that? We are currently facing everything from a climate crisis, to a pandemic, school stops and starts, work uncertainty, political and racial chaos, and more. Add to that the personal changes taking place in each of our lives. The only certainty we may have is the speed at which change will continue to occur. Just to put this into perspective, it is said that an educated person in the 16th century was never exposed in their entire…
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One Reason Art is So Highly Important
Years ago while on a trip through Hong Kong two meaningful events occurred. The first happened while I was walking down a crowded street. A lovely lady breezed by, leaving me stunned by the fragrance of her perfume. I should have turned back to ask her what the intoxicating scent was. But I didn’t. Some 40 years later, I can still vividly recall the compelling bouquet and wished I had found out what it was. Had I done so, I am sure I would have brought it into my life in some meaningful way for years to come. On that same trip, I was staying in a high rise hotel.…
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Small Changes Can Produce Profound Results
While in college I took a course in contemporary interpretation of modern western religions. We were required to read a particular book in which the author struggled to reconcile the concept of a loving or just God with injustices in this world, such as the Holocaust, suffering or natural disasters. The author’s viewpoint was that one simply had to “have faith” in such circumstances. I struggled with that answer feeling like there had to be a better explanation. Later in life I was introduced to the Eastern idea of karma, a sort of cosmic physics of balance in which actions committed today would find an equal or opposite reaction…
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Sometimes You Just Gotta Scream!
No matter where we look today, there appears to be nothing but chaos and breakdown. This is true in almost all fields: be it economics, politics, social justice, the battle between science versus religion, the torrid pace of technological development, climate change, education, healthcare, and so on. We may feel inadequate and not at all up to the task of solving these complex issues. Perhaps we lack the energy, or motivation. It happens to all of us from time to time. Or, we might find ourselves shrinking away from responsibility and finding refuge in denial, entertainment, tribalism or religion. Many of us may simply throw our hands up in resignation saying:…
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There’s Always an Opportunity to Hit the RESET Button
The Corona virus, economic chaos, and climate change have turned everything upside down and on its head. As I reflect on life, I think about how different the world was some 50 years ago. Now, as an elder, I ask myself if there is any advice I could possibly offer someone young, or someone who is working to make a fresh start, that could help amidst all of this chaos. With mandates to remain sheltered at home, many of us may be experiencing an abundance of time. There was an old axiom that said, “time is money.” But with technology moving so fast, the new paradigm is “money is time.”…
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Living Life as a Question
We are living in a time when so much seems so unpredictable that there is a sense of impending chaos everywhere, whether in politics, climate change, economics, or social justice. It can create a sense of helplessness. In the past we used to feel that we could figure things out. That is, we could linearly address issues, sort them out, and develop a logical plan. That required a certain way of thinking, and it did produce somewhat predictable results. Now we find that the logic of our world has become more and more suspect. The rise of strongmen in politics, for example, has become more popular. Why? Because…
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