Jim's Secret Thoughts

Often we are not aware how divisive our thinking is. Our society is full of divisive and separatist ideas many of which come from our religious rules and regulations and discriminatory moral values

Hasn’t the death and suffering of Hiroshima been enough warning, and that of the much greater Holocaust? Are we still prepared to allow our sons and daughters be sent to unjust wars just to fill the pockets of a few with cash? Will we tolerate more death and destruction caused by the choices of a few?

God is dead! Jahweh is dead! Jehovah is dead! Allah is dead! Buddha is dead! Hari Krishna is dead! Jesus is dead! There is no such god who favors one human being over another.

The principle of compassion lies at the heart of all religious, ethical and spiritual traditions, calling us always to treat all others as we wish to be treated ourselves. – Add your name to the Charter

“Competition is a sin.” - John D. Rockefeller The unwillingness to explore alternative options creates the need for competition. As a competitor, intolerance is inevitable. You discriminate against those you regard as competitors, those who, in your opinion, have what you want. You are so focused on your opponent, new and better methods are ignored. If [...]

How often have you heard parents putting their kids down? Or maybe you are a parent and have found yourself doing this. If a child has a sour face everyday then there must be a reason. What are it’s parents saying to it? “You’re hopeless!” “You can never do anything right!” “Your brainless!” “You’ll never [...]

One of Jesus’s main teachings has been greatly neglected: Love one another, love your neighbour as yourself, love your enemies. He also taught: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. And again he said: Do not judge otherwise you will also be judged. I regard Jesus as one of the most inspired teachers [...]

The 30 Day Blessing Challenge This was an challenge and exercise started on Twitter and Facebook on started 2nd August 2009. Here is a collection of the blessings of each day and some of the comments received. Why not try it out and post your experiences? Challenge for the next 30 days: Silently wish everyone [...]

This interesting topic, Boundaries in Relationships, was suggested to me, and this being a self-help, law of attraction kind of blog, this is as much on topic as any. Relationships are important, otherwise why do so many create problems for themselves over their relationships? But why are relationships important, what boundaries are necessary, if any [...]

Is justice so important? Does the right to justice imply the right to seek and destroy? When is the fight for justice best laid aside? How much more peaceful would our world be if we would lay aside justice and forgive? How far should love go? When is loving too much? When is it not [...]