David Gittlin
The Next Step
The next step isn’t always clear. What an understatement. Motivated people always know where they are going, the voice in my head tells...
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David Gittlin
Aug 15, 20201 min
The Time Traveler
In troubling times, it helps to get out of our heads. Try this flight into fantasy on for size. Rush hour traffic Reading bumper stickers...
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David Gittlin
Aug 12, 20201 min
I’m Alive
Here’s the jumpy title song from Jackson Brown’s album “I’m Alive” (1993). The song is about Brown’s breakup with his longtime...
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David Gittlin
Aug 4, 20201 min
What Lies Deep Within?
Go beyond the mundane mutterings of mind I tell myself Into a broader perspective Into a deeper reservoir of peace and love within Dive...
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David Gittlin
Jul 25, 20203 min
Tips for Staying Sane Now and Forever
Is the car running away from something? Is it running towards something? Or is it just some dumb kid with a lead foot accelerating off of...
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David Gittlin
Jul 20, 20202 min
What Would Happen If We Made Life Simpler and Less Difficult?
To say there is a lot going on these days is an understatement. To say most of it is very troubling will not shock anyone. To ask, “What...
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David Gittlin
Jul 10, 20203 min
Jet Propelled
I downloaded this image randomly because I had no idea what to write about. Let’s see if we can have some fun with wordplay. Airplanes...
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David Gittlin
Jul 5, 20204 min
Money is Good (Happiness Too)
I’m taking a ten-week online course about awakening to consciousness. One of the teachers in the course made some statements in a video...
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David Gittlin
Jun 15, 20203 min
Where Does Peace Begin?
I am constantly amazed that people wander around all day staring into their smart phones, as if these devices somehow magically fulfill...
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David Gittlin
Jun 6, 20203 min
How to Easily and Inexpensively Create Your Home Gym
In these difficult times, it is essential that you give yourself the opportunity to work out at home. It’s surprisingly easy to set up a...
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David Gittlin
May 29, 20203 min
Parenting: Instructions Not Included
I had a good childhood compared to what kids are going through these days in a complex, ultra-competitive world. There was one weird...
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David Gittlin
May 19, 20203 min
Towards an Unshakable Foundation of Peace
Waiting for a connecting flight from San Francisco on my way home to Fort Lauderdale, I look around me at the faces of my fellow early...
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David Gittlin
May 14, 20202 min
Hidden Treasure
What Do You Really Need? There are things in this world that promise satisfaction, and we launch into the quest to have these things...
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David Gittlin
May 11, 20201 min
Break Open the Sky
Let the sky break open and burn a deep azure blue. Let the ripening fields explode in the warmth of the shimmering sun. Let God fall down...
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David Gittlin
May 1, 20205 min
Grain Burgers and the Door to the Infinite
The moment arrived unannounced during a set of solitary yoga postures on my plush, living room rug. A long stretch to relieve the...
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David Gittlin
Apr 27, 20201 min
Serenity
To experience serenity, I think of the word “see.” To feel serene, I remember that a wise person sees the big picture. From this...
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David Gittlin
Apr 22, 20201 min
From a Texas Town to the World Stage
Nanci Griffith is a popular singer/songwriter who came to prominence in the 1980’s. I bought one of her albums recorded in 1988 and then...
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David Gittlin
Apr 21, 20201 min
This Single Moment
I don’t know anything anymore I don’t know up from down Or east from west Or happiness from sadness I don’t know anything It’s becoming...
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David Gittlin
Apr 9, 20201 min
What Now?
I’m losing my shit with cabin fever and the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus. I call out to God, “What do I do now?” “God answers,...
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David Gittlin
Apr 4, 20202 min
Why Things Are This Way
A Simple Reflection On Our Situation Some people are saying this is “the end of days” as prophesied in the bible. I don’t believe it, but...
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