Speak it, Focus on it, Make it Real

What is the nature of truth?  How do we know?  When does repetition become truth, “trumping” other ideas to the contrary? As George Lakoff, distinguished cognitive scientist and linguist, suggests, merely focusing on an idea can validate it.

When do we, by choosing where we focus our attention, create that which we, ourselves, value as not Good?  We must remain vigilant about that to which we attend.  Sounds strange, but sometimes Good is Ignor-ance.

George P. Lakoff is an American cognitive linguist and philosopher, best known for his thesis that lives of individuals are significantly influenced by the central metaphors they use to explain complex phenomena. (Wikip

The Tea Bus

Can you image buying a bus and traveling the country giving away tea to anyone who wants it, for free.  Now can you image that such is the nature of your life–for a decade? If that seems unusual, strange or even impossible, meet Giusepi Spadafora, the Tea Man.

The beauty of a phenomenon like this is that it shows us a different way of being.

Visit the Free Tea Party site. Wander around.  If nothing else, your heart will feel a little warmer.

You might want to donate some stuff through the “Ways to Share” link.  Visit the blog to see what’s happening lately.

And here is a New York Times article you might find interesting.