John Turnquist
The Mysterious Energy of Love
Love is a mysterious, shape-shifting energy. Although its guises change like an ever-revolving kaleidoscope, its underlying essence...
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John Turnquist
- Nov 30, 2020
- 1 min
Happiness lies in the "little things"
I'm proud of myself. For real. This morning, instead of waking up late and being in a mad-rush to get to work -- and afflicting myself...
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John Turnquist
- Oct 25, 2020
- 2 min
The Necessity of Conflicting Opposites
As humans, we exist in a world of conflicting opposites: hot/cold, light/dark, black/white, up/down, good/bad, day/night, empty/full,...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Fear of Failure
I shout this out with total conviction: Never let fear of failure prevent you from realizing your true potential! Go for it! And you will...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
The Still Space of Mindful Awareness
In the quiet space of mindful awareness, you might notice the perfect Nebraska day: The warmth of the late-morning sun cupping the face,...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
No Gain Without Expressing Your Pain
Your pain is a story that needs to be told. It needs to be noticed, understood, and shared with trusted others who can hold an...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Meditation Reveals Our Oneness
When you close your eyes to meditate, and the thinking mind ceases to dominate you, you exist as you are: an ocean of stillness,...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 2 min
Resonating With Your Higher Self
When your ego personality (your self-concept as you usually experience it) begins resonating with the higher energy of Spirit, you might...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
How is Being Human Today?
As amazing and rewarding as being human can be, it is also rife with extraordinary difficulty and struggle. Teetering on an existential...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
A Poem About Love
Love is an experience mysteriously profound Its energy can move mountains, or tiptoe without sound When love caresses your heart, its...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
Raising Sensitive Boys
Sensitive boys don't need to be physically and verbally "toughened up" in order to survive in this world. They need a bold, sensitive...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
The Non-Linearity of Healing
Most healing is a forward-moving revolving circle, or perhaps a gradually ascending spiral, as opposed to a linear and predictable...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
Love Truly Sees You
Love, in its purest essence, doesn't care one iota about the following: -What your IQ is -How many degrees or achievements you have...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
A Note on Kindness
A little bit of kindness ... The human condition has many tough and painful moments, and a little bit of kindness can go a long way....
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
Pleasure: The Release of Fear
Fear is the conscious or unconscious "appropriating" of our vital life-force (the basic energy that animates and sustains our being) for...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 2 min
Redefining Success
It is well understood that our society measures "success" according to certain external, materialistic and/or self-serving criteria:...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 1 min
The Gift of Being Alive
Today at the Qigong retreat, while contemplating the dynamic interplay of yin (passive) and yang (active) energies, I experienced an...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 2 min
Is the Energy of Love Present in Your Life?
My life story is really a story about searching for LOVE, understanding LOVE, and experiencing LOVE -- in all its countless forms. Love...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 2 min
Cultivating Genuine Self-Love
Self-love is an unconditional inner knowing of your inherent worth and value. It's an attitude as well as a pattern of growth-supporting...
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John Turnquist
- Jul 19, 2020
- 2 min
You Are Consciousness & Energy
EVERYTHING about you is an expression of universal energy -- your thoughts, beliefs, self-images, feelings, emotions, actions, physical...
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