MINDWONDERLAND

Separation versus Oneness.

Published on 2010-08-14 03:00:06

“We climb a ladder and each time we get up to another rung, we forget about the rungs below. Then, when we get to the top, we kick the ladder away.” Lester Levenson, the founder of the Sedona Method As far as I remember I have always felt some kind of separation between me and other people, [...]

Judging.

Published on 2010-08-07 03:38:28

“The recipe for perpetual ignorance is: be satisfied with your opinions and content with your knowledge.” Elbert Hubbard US author (1856 – 1915) “This thing is appropriate, that one is not. This is good, that is bad. This [...]

When Is the Pupil Ready?

Published on 2010-07-31 02:28:20

“Experience teaches only the teachable.” Aldous Huxley English critic & novelist (1894 – 1963) When it comes to the spiritual how do you choose what you believe? There is much information out there together with different teachers and schools: Catholic religion, Jehovah’s witnesses, Scientology, sects of every kind, Abraham’s teaching, Ramtha’s teaching, etc., etc., etc. Each of them [...]

Material World.

Published on 2010-07-17 03:00:41

“Life is just one damned thing after another.” Elbert Hubbard US author (1856 – 1915) Can you relate to such a situation: you want something; you think you will feel fabulous when you get it; you get it; you feel fabulous for a fleeting moment; you feel bad because of that very object of your former [...]

Silence of the Mind.

Published on 2010-07-10 03:06:56

“Of those who say nothing, few are silent.” Thomas Neill I was not able to enjoy that heavenly Thai massage. While my body was experiencing those relaxing, pleasurable sensations my mind was already in the nearest future. “It is going to be over soon. You know it can not last forever. It can even not [...]

Mean People.

Published on 2010-07-03 02:05:50

“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC) It is incredible how easily we are hurt by someone else’s words! I hear something like one-may-not-say-such-things way too often, that’s why I want to address the topic of meanness here. What is “mean” anyway? Mean is unkind, nasty. In this [...]

Depression.

Published on 2010-06-26 04:29:30

“We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities.” Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900) In recent years I have come into contact with several people who experience depression. They all have different explanations why they feel so bad. Two of them have been cheated on and subsequently abandoned [...]

Pain or Gain.

Published on 2010-06-19 03:45:15

“I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” Herbert Bayard Swope US editor & journalist (1882 – 1958) I have recently been to the place where I had grown up. Where I used to live and work. I have [...]

Vacation.

Published on 2010-05-29 04:20:02

Dear readers, Apologise me, please, for disappointing you. My next post is going to be on the 19th of June. The reason is that I’m enjoying my vacation right now. I wish you all the best, Sincerely yours, Olga.

Human Evolution.

Published on 2010-05-22 04:19:56

“Any transition serious enough to alter your definition of self will require not just small adjustments in your way of living and thinking but a full-on metamorphosis.” Martha Beck Where are we going to as a human race? What is our beacon? Is there any purpose at all? Or are we here just to survive [...]

Search for Love.

Published on 2010-05-15 01:49:07

“Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.” John Barrymore US actor (1882 – 1942) I feel insecure. I need your love to prove me worthy. I beg you to love me. I do love you. No, you don’t. I feel angry/hurt now. I demand your love. Leave me [...]

History.

Published on 2010-05-08 02:09:39

“The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think”. Edwin Schlossberg “I wish there were a war now, then I would kill as many Germans as possible!” said my class-mate. I don’t remember exactly how old we were, probably nine. He was under the impression of what had happened [...]

The Other Cheek.

Published on 2010-05-01 00:21:00

“Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.” Cherie Carter-Scott, If Love Is a Game, These Are the Rules. I can’t say that I am an expert in spiritual fiction. I have never been able to read the Bible, for example. But “an eye for an eye” or “turn [...]

Patience.

Published on 2010-04-24 04:18:18

“I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.” Margaret Thatcher, British politician (1925 – ) In 2006 my friend lost 95% of his investment money on the stock exchange. That was an effect of his impatience. He wanted to become very rich very soon. Preferably overnight. So he followed unreliable, [...]

Cooperative Universe.

Published on 2010-04-17 00:34:51

“It’s not that some people have willpower and some don’t. It’s that some people are ready to change and others are not.” James Gordon My husband and I had a fantastic experience when flying home from the US. We had to fly from Miami to London and from London to Brussels. It happened that the [...]

Crisis: Illusion or Reality?

Published on 2010-04-10 06:05:09

“You never will be the person you can be if pressure, tension and discipline are taken out of your life.” James G. Bilkey, Author “My opinion is that crisis is an illusion. Now there are two possibilities for you to think about me: either I am insane or I can see something that you don’t [...]

Happiness.

Published on 2010-04-03 05:11:52

I think happiness is like orgasm: you can’t miss it. You either experience it or not. You can be a little tired but you can’t be a title happy. You can’t be sort of joyful. Yet, when performing a small non-scientific research of the matter I came to a surprising discovery: people are [...]

Media: a Blessing and a Curse.

Published on 2010-03-27 07:13:44

That I don’t watch or listen to the news is not news any more. It doesn’t feel good at all to me and this is the only criterion I have for choosing my activities. But I would like to revisit the topic of mass media. As you know I have been on vacation. [...]

Vacation.

Published on 2010-03-12 23:14:27

Dear readers, Apologise me, please, for disappointing you. My next post is going to be on the 27th of March. The reason is that I’m enjoying my vacation right now. I wish you all the best, Sincerely yours, Olga.

Devil’s Advocate.

Published on 2010-03-05 23:14:05

“Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.” Donald Trump, “Trump: Art of the Deal” US real estate construction & development businessman (1946 – ) My colleague’s opinion is that there is a scandal behind each fortune. The only thing I asked [...]

Attitude

Published on 2010-02-27 02:58:07

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes of mind.” William James US Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist (1842 – 1910) I am sure we all have heard an old fable about two frogs in a jar of milk. Two frogs fell into a jar full [...]

Boredom.

Published on 2010-02-20 01:59:44

“A bore is a man who deprives you of solitude without providing you with company.” Gian Vincenzo Gravina (1664 – 1718) As my husband works late shifts I have often been asked the question “Aren’t you bored to be alone at home in the evening?” Each time I was perplexed. Is it possible to be bored [...]

Co-creation.

Published on 2010-02-13 02:42:05

“Isn’t everyone a part of everyone else?” Budd Schulberg, O Magazine, November 2003 Same day, same me, same intentions, two clients and two completely different reactions of mine to these people. Yes, we create our reality, our experiences or should I say co-create? I was so much perplexed by my different responses to people that had [...]

Our Expectations.

Published on 2010-02-06 00:52:56

My young colleagues couldn’t pass their exam for driving license at their first attempt. They were speaking about how unreasonably strict the rules and examiners were. How unjustly they were finding faults with the drivers-to-be. The conclusion was that one had to take an exam at least twice. All their friends did. When [...]

Relapse.

Published on 2010-01-30 07:18:02

I have a confession to make. I have been to hell this week. The only existing hell. The hell of negativity. I had been hanging somewhere between depression and helplessness, a bit later I moved to angriness. It was a painful experience. I guess because I am not accustomed to these emotions any [...]

Control over Others.

Published on 2010-01-23 05:23:38

From the day we are born we are searching control over others in order to make our life better. When a baby needs something it is crying. When it still doesn’t get what it wants, it starts to scream and the parents are willing to do whatever it takes just to stop those [...]

The Past.

Published on 2010-01-16 05:35:30

She can’t say “No” to anyone and she is ruining her life by trying to please everyone around her because she didn’t receive enough love from her mother when she was a child. He is so unstable and hot-tempered because he had an abusive father. She is so unhappy in her love life [...]

Fear of Succes.

Published on 2010-01-09 04:47:30

“Fear is a question: What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, your fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if you explore them.” Marilyn Ferguson Once in a trivial conversation about lottery tickets and possibilities to win a big pot I heard [...]

Doubt.

Published on 2010-01-02 02:31:53

“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.” Rene Descartes French mathematician & philosopher (1596 – 1650) I wonder if there exists any other state of mind or feeling that can represent so many different things as [...]

My Christmas Wish For You

Published on 2009-12-26 04:52:01

My Christmas wish for you, my friend Is not a simple one For I wish you hope and joy and peace Days filled with warmth and sun I wish you love and friendship too Throughout the coming year Lots of laughter and happiness To fill your world with cheer May you count your blessings, one by one And when totaled by the lot May you [...]

Focus.

Published on 2009-12-19 05:44:25

“The trouble with facts is that there are so many of them.” Samuel McChord Crothers Have you ever asked yourself why it is that many people having left their unfulfilling, frustrating or abusive relationship behind come right into another equally unfulfilling, frustrating or abusive? As if they can’t resist the attraction of people who seem [...]

The Importance of Being Selfish.

Published on 2009-12-12 03:04:51

“Selfishness is not living as one wishes to live, it is asking others to live as one wishes to live.” Oscar Wilde Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900) Imagine such a situation: a woman has been living in a hired house with a male room-mate for more than ten years. He is just a room-mate, [...]

Good Intentions.

Published on 2009-12-05 02:23:02

Vegetarians want the rest of the world to stop eating meat. The rest of the world wants vegetarians to stop not eating meat. Well, they are not asked in words but rather in the attitude towards them. Non-smokers want smokers to quit, smokers want non-smokers to stop nagging. One political party wants to [...]

Habit.

Published on 2009-11-28 05:04:48

“Nothing is stronger than habit.” Ovid (43 BC – 17 AD), Roman poet As Jerome K. Jerome stated in his humorous book “Three Men in a Boat” there is nothing easier than to quit smoking. I know it from my own experience. I did it three times. At the third attempt I succeeded. [...]

Another Cinderella Story.

Published on 2009-11-21 03:17:58

Once upon a time there lived a girl in a small town in Scotland. A girl who was considered to be retarded and was laughed at and bullied at school. A girl who used to sing in order to keep up her spirits. A girl who had a great dream. Years passed by, [...]

Effective vs. Efficient.

Published on 2009-11-14 03:37:00

“effective- producing the desired result; having a pleasing effect…”. “efficient- working well quickly and without waste…”. This is how these two words are defined in the “Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English”. Wow, what a difference! In other words, efficient is being busy and effective is getting wanted results. The reason why I started to [...]

Necessity.

Published on 2009-11-07 01:39:28

When I hear the words “necessary” or “necessity” I immediately feel pressure. It is rather an unpleasant feeling caused by the fact that something is required to be done by a particular moment or must happen at a certain time. On the other hand, the action performed is almost always beneficial in some [...]

Give up.

Published on 2009-10-31 04:54:45

How come that when childless couples adopt a child, in many cases they miraculously conceive one of their own? How come that I was able to lose weight only after I had given up all the attempts and diets and accepted a stout me? How come that when we think that there is [...]

To suppress or to express?

Published on 2009-10-24 04:01:15

“A man who is master of himself can end a sorrow as easily as he can invent a pleasure. I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.” Oscar Wilde “I can’t react otherwise, I’m just created like this.” I [...]

Benefits of Allowing.

Published on 2009-10-17 04:54:33

A couple of days ago I was talking to a person who reminded me someone I had known. That someone was me but two or three years ago. His set of values and ideas were an exact replica of my old ones. That was so very interesting to observe and it was then [...]

Norm and Normal

Published on 2009-10-10 03:18:42

“Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are even incapable of forming such opinions.” Albert Einstein “Are you sure you want to post it? It’s not normal,”- said my husband when reading my example in the article on gratitude. There I [...]

Gratefulness.

Published on 2009-10-04 08:55:51

“O Lord, that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness”,- William Shakespeare.

Negative Emotion.

Published on 2009-09-26 02:24:20

It is very possible that in my writings I gave an impression of disapproving any negative emotion. That I would rather not experience it, not face it. That I would prefer that it doesn’t exist at all. But it is not what I mean when speaking about negative emotion. So, I would like to add [...]

Anwers to Questions.

Published on 2009-09-19 04:48:41

As I was honoured to receive some intelligent comments and questions on several of my articles I would like to respond to them here. I suppose that this clarification could be beneficial to many of my readers that’s why I decided to post them instead of just sending answers via e-mail. 1. My attitude [...]

Fear.

Published on 2009-09-12 09:57:00

We all live in fear. Democracy or no democracy, freedom or no freedom. It sounds exaggerated, isn’t it? But only a little bit. Just think about how many fears we harbour: fear for one’s life (that justified kind of fear that aims at the preservation of physical life), fear of the unknown, fear [...]

Reality.

Published on 2009-09-05 10:19:20

What is reality? Better said, what do we call reality? In simple terms it is that which is tangible, which we can perceive with our five senses. We can see, hear, smell, touch or taste it. It is that which the majority of people agreed upon as existing and possible. But it’s more [...]

Advice.

Published on 2009-08-29 08:24:45

I did it again! I didn’t want to, meaning that I had decided before not to do it any more, but I did. I guess I just love to give advice. I learnt it from my mother. She knew everything: what was good for me, for my sister, for my father, what was [...]

Value of Contrast.

Published on 2009-08-22 03:25:58

I still remember it very well. I was rolling on the ground screaming. It was so unbearably painful. When I was seven or eight I broke my arm in two places. That accident was only and solely my fault, the consequence of my behaviour. But no matter how painful it was, how long [...]

Sharing.

Published on 2009-08-15 08:17:42

As a young child have you been taught to share everything you had with others? I have. I remember it very well. You, probably, too. That’s what we do, we share everything: good and bad and we do it all day long, every day. Apart from the material things, we can share: Knowledge Experience (+/-) Feelings [...]

Time.

Published on 2009-08-08 04:47:03

“Time is money”- they say. Nothing is farther from the truth. One can earn, steal, forge, find money or win a lottery but no one can do any of this with the time. Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever. In fact, time is the only irrecoverable resource we have. We can make new [...]