Looking Back to 2013
By David Spero
Barack Obama says, "Look forward, not back." But I think we need to look back. If we don't know where we've been, how do we know where to go? For me, 2013 was an amazing year. I hope it was good for you, too.
Most of my amazing wouldn't be noticed by anyone else, except maybe my partner Aisha and my advisor/editor Eileen. I've gone to wonderful places without leaving my neighborhood. Many days I don't even leave the apartment, but I'm still having great adventures.
One ongoing adventure is getting into meditation. I'm still terrible at it, but it's making a big difference in my life. I'm more open, more centered, getting more done with less effort. I strongly encourage people to start meditating, even just five minutes a day to start.
There are many ways to meditate, so perhaps explore until you find one that works for you. There are technological ways, such as LifeFlow and Hemi-Sync. They play sets of sounds, best heard through headphones, that tune your brainwaves to meditative states.
I've started trying to get better from multiple sclerosis (MS). I'm doing a new treatment I can't share yet. I'm also eating more organ meats, as I wrote about here. It's just been a couple of weeks, and it is making a difference. Or something is. Keep you posted on that.
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I've done a lot of valuable reading this year. Most of it is in the realm where science meets spirituality. I've benefited from Rupert Sheldrake's Science Set Free, Eckhart Tolle's The Power...
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