I only met Kim Peek once in my life but it was a remarkable experience. Now he is gone and that is sad. He was an amazing man. He passed away last Saturday at the age of 58 of an apparent heart attack.
A savant is someone who exhibits extraordinary mental abilities. Kim Peek was [...]
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Farewell to Kim Peek, the Mega-savant
Outside Changes Start Within
“If you always do what you’ve always done you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” -Unknown
If you look at your life and things are still the same as they’ve always been despite your efforts to change, there is a good reason. You are most likely trying to change the effect without changing the cause.
It’s like [...]
The Law of Habit-Forming
(This entry is by Ralph Waldo Trine from his book THIS MYSTICAL LIFE OF OURS written in 1907, and is now in the public domain.)
Have we within our power the ability to determine at all times what types of habits shall take form in our lives? In other words, is habit-forming, character-building, a matter of [...]
Core Desires – My Mountain Epiphany
Epiphany – I’m not sure of the definition but I think it has to do with an “Ah ha!” moment when you learn something new or understand something for the first time. I feel like I’m having one today.
Right now, as I write this, I’m on top of a mountain, taking a day to be [...]
Actualizing One’s Ideals
(This is an excerpt from the book THIS MYSTICAL LIFE OF OURS by Ralf Waldo Trine, first published in the 1907 and is now in the public domain.)
There is nothing more true in connection with human life than that we grow into the likeness of those things we contemplate. Literally and scientifically and necessarily true [...]