what do you think: are paradigm shifts old hat or new age?

June 11, 2008 by rachel

My recent post portraying Senator Barack Obama as poster child of a rapidly shifting paradigm, led one reader to explore the notion of significant shifts taking place in the march of human evolution. Malcolm at knightofswords asked, “…What I’m curious about, I guess, is whether there really is a shift and, if so, who or what caused it. Or is it another swinging of the pendulum back in the other direction as a reaction against many of the horrors we […]

Categories: health/healing, personal growth, spirituality, transformation • Tags: body mind & spirit, consciousness, Dalai Lama, earth changes, Eckhart Tolle, expanded consciousness, human evolution, New Age, new paradigm, Oprah Winfrey, personal growth, planetary growth, shifts, shifts happen, transformation

why giving up hope in humanity is not an option

April 14, 2008 by rachel

When you blend the recent Seeds of Compassion Conference in Seattle, the Dalai Lama, a young girl (Simone Porter) soulfully playing the violin, and an estimated 65,000 people gathered to foster global compassion, what more is there to say? The video (posted on youtube by “carolgrey”) runs 5 minutes and 20 seconds; the goodness will hopefully last for eternity.

Categories: inspiration, spirituality, uncategorized, video • Tags: compassion, Dalai Lama, hope, inspiration, peace, Seattle, Seeds of Compassion Conference, Simone Porter, spirituality, video, violinist