Articles by Carlo Ami
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What's In Front of You?
Some like to live the fully spontaneous life. Others like to plan their lives. And a lot of us are somewhere in the middle.
No matter what your plans are, the Universe will offer you possible diverstions from them.
John Lennon said that "Life is…
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Whatever your religious or spiritual beliefs, you are entitled to have them as they are. Unlike most religions, I do not presume to tell you what you should believe. What is offered here is done with humility, something I ask you to consider.
If you are comfortably aligned with any…
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Mitt Romney with his parents after father George announced his candidacy for Michigan Governor in 1962
Having somehow managed to miss it for the last three decades, today I stumbled upon a story that mirrors for us how insanely afraid and unaware we have become as a culture, how…
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These days, so many are in chaos, overwhelm and fear. We tend to have very full plates and often take little time to nurture our deep self, or nurture others. Being of service is a way of nurturing our deep self: Self.
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In the times soon to come, we…
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Wednesday, 04 January 2012 15:00
Free and Short Video Tools for Inspiring Yourself to Leap
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When you get to one of these while reading this please click on your pause button and contemplate---go into the silence---with the idea just expressed.
Two to three times every week through at least February, 2012, I will be posting a new and short video on a topic that…
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Commentary by Carlo Ami about the article published January 1 on the ramifications of President Obamas' signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, a new law that effectively abolishes the Bill of Rights. Please read this commentary first, then the article below it.
Collectively, we are being called upon to…
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Tuesday, 27 December 2011 08:33
Stirring Up Your Compassion as a Way to Wake Up
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The article below, found in the wonderful daily digest from Information Clearninghouse ( http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article30072.htm ) is a wonderful wake up call that I suggest you spend a few minutes reading.
It might be noted that the number of civilian fatalities in the NATO Libyan bombing is quite likely much higher…
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Sunday, 25 December 2011 09:10
A Radical Reflection on the True Meaning of Christmas
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The True Meaning of Christmas?
On this day when Christians all over the world celebrate the birth of Christ, it might be worth remembering that in the story of Christ, the one considered the savior by todays' Christians is said to have expressed some resistance to his leaving his earthly…
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There is certainly a time for apology, for the asking of forgiveness. It can be healing for both parties.
And apology can be overdone, and when that happens, nobody really wins. The apologizer affirms a sense of inferiority or unworthiness in themselves while the one receiving the apology and…
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Wednesday, 14 December 2011 09:59
Our Power to Boycott Christmas Day Televised Basketball
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This is a wake up call, an opportunity to stand up.
Thanksgiving and Christmas are traditionally times when families gather together to celebrate and spend some quality time with each other. In the past, this has been considered sacred time, and major league sporting contests were not scheduled in…
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While I do not consider myself an athiest, neither do I think that there is some big, old bearded guy up there somewhere who might damn me to fry for eternity if I break his rules. One of the things that I think it important for us all to understand…
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Over the last few days, my unflattering blog response to a recently-produced movie available online has produced a wide range of feedback from my Facebook friends and the co-producer of that movie. If you are thinking about spending well over an hour watching "Love, Reality in the Time of Transition,"…
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(Clarifying My Review of Love, Reality in the Time of Transition)
This blog posting is designed with the structure of the Pause Sessions I have created for “The Wake Up Book.” It is suggested that when you see the purple heart icon, you pause and reflect before continuing to read.…
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Be Careful of This Movie
There's been some facebook buzz lately about a new movie available on YouTube: "Love, Reality, and the Time of Transition."
This movie may be the most clever bit of deceptive propaganda ever created. If I were a part of the dark corporate elements
that tend…
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