Author Archives: scottsentell20
Parts Per Million…Parts Per Billion: Dealing with Stress
Diluting our stress into “parts per billion.” Imagining your anxious moments as droplets instead of reservoirs. The scientific mantra I’ve been using lately.
Bird Feeder Meditations
Staring at your bird feeder can prove entertaining. It can also be meditative. Here are some tips for seeing your backyard through the eyes of your feathered friends.
Giving The People In Your Life A Win
People in your life won’t always meet your expectations. But before you eject them, consider their intentions. If they truly strive to please you, there’s value in that. It may be worth giving them a preemptive win and another chance.
When the Path Curves Out of Sight
We all seek our paths in life, our destiny. But most of us won’t ever hear a booming voice saying “THIS IS THE WAY.” Still, we wait for the fog over our lives to lift to find a brightly lit waypoint illuminating the entire journey that lies ahead. That doesn’t even happen in video gamesContinue reading “When the Path Curves Out of Sight”
The Truth About Gingerbread Houses
What if we told gingerbread families the truth about the beautiful homes we build for them. How to avoid “the cookie crumble” this holiday season.
Ghostly Estates In Our Parks and Forests
When we take a weekend trek across local parks and forestland, we can miss the remnants of former homesteads and the stories of lost generations.
Meditate Under The Night Sky
What would you think stars were if you didn’t already know? A creative thought prompt to help you achieve a meditative state while stargazing.
Argument In My Head
Hold a Mirror To Your Narcissism
Don’t Assume You Are The Only Good In Your World
If you lie awake agonizing about all the tragedy you imagine is going on around you, change your perspective. Try to imagine what would happen if weren’t the only good person in the universe.
Life: The Escape Room
Our lives might be an Escape Room. You leave the womb to find yourself trapped in a brightly lit hospital room. You only have a limited time to gather clues and solve the riddle. But where do we escape to?
The Power of Place for Your Thoughts
Finding undiscovered spots around your home to retreat to physically and mentally. And how to use a book as a passport to an even more distant world once you’re there.
All Fish Go To Heaven
We can all get hooked and pulled from our reality for a moment. We might have to face a new reality, just like a fish on a line.
Black Holes: The Rabbit in the Magic Hat
My attempt to place black holes in the supernatural realm. The hope a photo of a black hole should give all of us seeking the spiritual and the paranormal.
Meditation Techniques After a Mild Apocalypse (or bad day at work)
Meditating in nature after a tough day.
The Two Things Superman and Lex Luthor Taught Me
There are times we want to put on a cape and save people whether they want us to or not. There are times we want to pack our capes away and forget Earthlings. What’s the right move? Superman had the same question.
The Depth of Space: Living in the Universe as a Microbe
Taking comfort in living a finite life in an unending universe.
The Power of the Sad Song: Recovering In Difficult Times
Clinging to a sad song and letting it guide you through tough times and out the other side to become whole again.
Do Robots Believe in a Creator?
Do robots believe in a creator? Don’t they have to? Are we worthy?