Author Archives: James Browning

About James Browning

A seeker working to grow each day and be a better version of my self. Through sharing I commit myself deeper to my ideals and beliefs.

Open Arms and a Grateful Soul

Posted on May 25, 2013

Where you come from is gone, where you thought you were going to was never there, and where you are is no good unless you can get away from it. Where is there a place for you to be? No … Continue reading →

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How Much Love…

Posted on May 24, 2013

“How much love have you let in today?” That question crossed my path and stopped me in my tracks. Reading the article by Cheryl Eckl that followed the question hit me like a ton of bricks: giving love to others … Continue reading →

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The Hungry Ghost

Posted on May 23, 2013

A hand clenched leaves no space for anything else. That thought has been taught to me repeatedly until it became accepted fact. When I rebel against life and grab on, wanting it to stay the way it is, nothing is … Continue reading →

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A Day for a Daydream

Posted on May 22, 2013

What a day for a daydream What a day for a daydreamin’ boy And I’m lost in a daydream Dreamin ‘bout my bundle of joy. And even if time ain’t really on my side It’s one of those days for … Continue reading →

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The Flower of Life

Posted on May 21, 2013

For most of my life if a friend drifted away I felt what we shared was completely lost. Once in a while we’d get hooked up again at some point, but most often not. Then there were the romantic relationships … Continue reading →

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When the Student Is Ready

Posted on May 20, 2013

It was a slow realization to arrive, but emphatically I know my thoughts shape my existence more than any other factor. When it was suggested years ago that positive affirmations work, I could not grasp how saying and momentarily thinking … Continue reading →

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Frequently Uncomfortable

Posted on May 19, 2013

Purely by personal choice soon I will be retiring from professional life in order to pursue a myriad of other interests. It’s an agenda far too long to ever complete, but I am exceeding excited and grateful to have the … Continue reading →

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Pleasure From Such Little Effort

Posted on May 18, 2013

Gladly I can point my finger at my high school English teacher for awakening my awareness to Victorian poetry. What began when I was fifteen has grown to become a treasured appreciation. I find solace in words as they dance … Continue reading →

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The Beauty of Love

Posted on May 17, 2013

Flying home at the end of a business trip yesterday, I was seated across the aisle one seat back from a twenty-something mother with a tiny infant in her arms and kindergarten aged boy seated next to her. Watching them … Continue reading →

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Mostly We Are All The Same

Posted on May 16, 2013

We’re all pieces of the same ever-changing puzzle; some connected for mere seconds, some connected for life, some connected through knowledge, some through belief, some connected through wisdom, some through Love, and some connected with no explanation at all. Yet, … Continue reading →

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