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The Mysterious Energy of Love
Love is a mysterious, shape-shifting energy. Although its guises change like an ever-revolving kaleidoscope, its underlying essence...

John Turnquist
Sep 15, 20211 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Nov 30, 20201 min read
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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,...

John Turnquist
Oct 25, 20202 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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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,...

John Turnquist
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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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,...

John Turnquist
Jul 23, 20201 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20202 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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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....

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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Redefining Success
It is well understood that our society measures "success" according to certain external, materialistic and/or self-serving criteria:...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20202 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20202 min read
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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...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20202 min read
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You Are Consciousness & Energy
EVERYTHING about you is an expression of universal energy -- your thoughts, beliefs, self-images, feelings, emotions, actions, physical...

John Turnquist
Jul 19, 20202 min read
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