MindShift Moments Blog

I write about what is holding us back from a better world and life for all. Topics like the illusion of separation, outdated social norms, world systems, and the human brain are my focus. My mission is to inspire an equal, respectful, and sustainable future for all life.

 
 
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World Kindness Day and Its Impact on Global Unity

November 13th is World Kindness Day. When I first heard about this day, I was puzzled as to why we would need one. After all, being kind is just a nice way to be both for the giver and the receiver. But then I thought about it further and the potential for the betterment of society…

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Climate Change and the Illusion of Separation

2023 has been quite the year for climate change related events.

While climate change can be scary and overwhelming and some may want to point fingers, each of us plays a part in what we are experiencing today as well as what is needed to change our current trajectory.

The good news is it's not too late to avoid the worst.

It begins with seeing past the Illusion of Separation…

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Is Love an Emotion or Something More?

If I was to ask you to define what "love" is, what would you say?

Would you agree with various dictionary definitions of love (which to paraphrase) is an affection, a feeling, ultimately an emotion that can come and go depending on circumstance?

Or do you sense there is more?

What if there is a missing definition that could literally change life on this planet for the better?...

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What seed are you planting for future generations?

I believe each of is planting a seed for future generations.

Your seed, in combination with the seeds each of us plant, is what future generations will understand about us as individuals and collectively. Together, all of our seeds will contribute to the world future generations will experience.

The question we each need to ask ourselves is…

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What world issues are trying to show us 

It doesn’t take much to see that while there is a lot of good in the world, there is no doubt we have a lot of very serious world issues.

But what if we take a step back and look at the issues from a different perspective by asking, “What are our world issues trying to show us individually and collectively as a species?”.

Are they trying to show us that we are a species forever based on conflict, division and separation or could it be something else?

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Creating a Better World Isn’t Rocket Science

As you look around at our world do you wonder why, after all this time and with the number of achievements we have made as a species, we still haven't resolved world issues (and even our own personal issues)?

After all, we call ourselves an intelligent species so we should be able to figure this out right?

You're right, we should be able to and we absolutely can.

How?

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There is only ONE human race

When I hear the words “Black Race”, “White Race”, etc. I want to lose my mind. There is NO scientific basis for different human races. The belief in different human races is a social construct enforced with social conditioning. It has NO biological basis.

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All world issues share one root cause

When we look around at the issues facing our world today, they can appear overwhelming, complex, growing and near impossible to eradicate. It's understandable to think that way given elementary logic would dictate if the issues were easy to resolve they would have been already. Yet they are resolvable…

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