Charlie Van Dyke
Om
Posted May 20, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Small Bites
"I am the innate nature of everything. In pure water I am the sweet taste. In the sun and moon I am the radiance. In the very center of human beings I live as virility and courage. I am the sacred word Om, which designates the Divine, and I am the sound of it heard throughout the universe."

- Krishna in The Bhagavad Gita... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
Imitate an eagle
Posted May 10, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Small Bites
Imitate an eagle.

Why?

An eagle knows that a storm is approaching long before the storm comes. He will hoist himself way up high and wait for the winds to come. Then, when the storm arrives, he steers his wings so that the wind will raise him up and lift him above the storm. While the squall thunders below, the eagle is gliding above it. He hasn’... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
Tomorrow
Posted May 8, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Small Bites
‎"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone."

- Pablo Picasso... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
12 Signs of a Spiritual Awakening
( from an unknown 12-step source)

An increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.


Frequent attacks of smiling.


Feelings of being connected with others and nature.


Frequent overwhelming episodes of appreciation.


A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from fears ba... read more
Charlie Van Dyke
Spirituality
Posted April 25, 2012 by Charlie Van Dyke in Small Bites
"...spirituality is not about a lottery ticket to the next life, but a
front-row-center ticket to this one."

--Terry Hershey... read more
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