The Beacon in the Sky

Insights for Balanced Lifestyles
  • The Meditations – Marcus Aurelius

    “Mark how fleeting and paltry is the estate of man – yesterday in embryo, tomorrow a mummy or ashes. So for the hairsbreadth of time assigned to thee, live rationally, and part with life cheerfully, as drops the ripe olive, extolling the season that bore it and the tree that matured it.” – Marcus Aurelius […]

  • Light and Shadow

    All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow. – Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy

  • Life

    If you are depressed, you are living in the past. If you are anxious, you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present. – Lao Tzu

  • Joy and Sorrow

    The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain. – Khalil Gibran

  • Compassion

    A bit of fragrance Always clings to the hand That gives you the flower – Chinese proverb

  • Hourglass

    The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it. – Jean Paul

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Oxymoron

mimijk's avatarWaiting for the Karma Truck

Hi  my friend,

The night was sleepless and I’m wide awake…and the co-existence of contradictory realities seems to prevail.  I am a contradiction in terms – held together by the small inhalations between words.  You’d think that living within duality would at least offer up some deep slumber at the end of a day.  Ha.

Here’s one for you – I stopped believing in atheism a long time ago (yes, an oxymoron with a little hint of humor).  About the time I stopped writing everything in lower case and pretending that I was a potential hybrid of joni mitchell and e.e. cummings.  That said, I still belief in disbelief, if disbelief equals wonder and incredulity and stuff that’s just really hard to believe.

I believe in God.  I believe that there is something that I can’t adequately explain and seek daily, even though I know it’s there.  We have conversations…

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3 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress Now

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is one of the great ways to reduce your stress.

amandakryska's avataramandalynnkryska

We all know stress plays a big part in our lives today. We often feel stressed out at work, with family, or even just paying the regular old bills on time. We know these things are a part of our daily lives, however the key is to learn how to effectively manage the stressors, despite how overwhelming it can be.

So I have come up with 3 simple ways to drastically reduce your stress levels RIGHT NOW. Here are the 3 tips:

  1. Talk to close friends in person or on the phone.

The instant connection and validation you will feel is irreplaceable. If these people are your true friends and you feel better when you’re with them, chances are very likely that everything you were stressed about will naturally melt away. Laughter is a natural medicine and you will probably find yourself laughing and having great time with your friends…

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