I was at the gym, wondering about the topic for this week’s whisper, when I became clear about the subject. My thoughts went toward heaven on Earth. At the exact instant, a song by Belinda Carlisle, called Heaven Is a Place on Earth, began to play. The lyrics went...
Division in our country has reached alarming levels. I came across the term ‘competitive reflex’ as I studied to reach some level of understanding the me first movement in our country. What is the competitive reflex? It is the preconscious, visceral impulse to oppose or outdo others, or to...
Attempting to understand the term God’s Will is one tall whisper! The concept of an omnipresent entity made of pure love imposing some type of supreme will on an entire planet seems beyond any human’s ability to fully comprehend. (tee hee) According to some, the will of God falls...
The word ontology comes from the Greek words onto-, which means being or that which is, and -logy, which means the science of or study of. Parmenides of Elea, a Presocratic Greek philosopher, was among the first to propose an ontological characterization of the fundamental nature of reality. Ontology...
Touch as a transitive verb means to bring a bodily part into contact in order to perceive through the tactile sense. The second meaning is to handle or feel gently, usually with the intent to understand or appreciate. Touch used as a noun refers to one of the senses...
The quality of life is often built around personal perspective. We hold beliefs around other people, but what do we believe about ourselves? Schema is a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information. Schemas can contribute to stereotypes and make it difficult to retain new information...
A whisperee wrote, “In these times of earth changes, with global warming and the descendants of the five nations Native American people, whom I live around, warning people of the earth changes moving even more rapidly, I would be curious what the angels have to say about this.” Thanks...
Thanks for the whisper suggestion, Deli! I laughed as I studied the idiom ‘the lesser of two evils’, with the alternative name being lesser-evilism (LOL). The saying refers to the principle that when faced with selecting between two immoral options, you should choose the least immoral. Wikipedia goes from...
My key ring has two house keys, one mailbox key, one storage lock key, one 130-year-old skeleton key from a historic house we restored, and one Habitat for Humanity house blessing medallion. The keys disappeared just before the one-year anniversary of GG’s (my mother) death. The only time I...
Have you ever experienced spontaneous, uncontrollable shaking in the body? If so, was it at a time of great stress or following a traumatic event? I began to notice this phenomenon when I first started using crystal bed therapy. The shaking could become profound, to the point of shocking...
