The Prosperity Podcast

Wisdom from Star Trek the Next Generation.  There are many occurences in our lives that don’t go exactly as we plan or hope.  Yet, it is often convenient for us to cling to the notion that the bad stock pick will go up tomorrow; the spouse won’t be abusive again; another Republican adminstration will cure the ills of the nation.  These are not based on reality.  They are based on the fact that we hope that something outside of ourselves will change and make us happy.  Sorry folks, it’s time to take 100% responsibility for what happens in your life and stop directing hope and blame at others.  Clinging to what isn’t true or real is not just being strong willed; it’s pig headedness.

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I think sometimes that I hope for an unexpected miracle to appear in my life that will somehow solve my problems.  A lost, forgotten, relative leaves me gobs of money and I never have to go to work again.  Oprah listens to this Podcast instead of her own and decides I can sit in her chair and talk to boring authorities on spirituality as well she.  But the expectations that disappoint the most are the ones that I consider possible.  If I were to examine closely the chances of these reasonable miracles occuring, I might find, I’ve set it up so that they are less likely to occur then the proverbial freeze in hell.

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I have met many artists in my life.  Some seem like they are from another planet; others act as ordinary as yesterday’s news.  What they all have in common is a dedication to creative expression.  That may seem like a trivial conclusion but it is very important.  Many of us spend more time saying no to our ambitions, ideas and projects than we do in actually getting things done.  Not so with the artist.  With an attitude of childlike curiosity and play, my artist friends are about to start the next project.  Sure, maybe it’s not a masterpiece (maybe it is) but I bet the piece they create spontaneously brings them a lot more enjoyment than the piece that you never even started.

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The starving orphans in Oliver! sing about the luscious rich foods they can only dream about whilst being served gruel and porridge.  Over stuffed Americans go on starvation diets in reverance to a cultural obsession with appearance.  Obsesity is a national epidemic.  The one thing that we seldom experience in our culture of fast and processed food is balance and harmony.  Food has become a terrorist plot.  Julia and I tackle a trinity of food faith.   Eat consciously and exercise regularly and pretty soon food may be your friend again.

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