Tag: personal transformation

• Is This What I Really Wanted?

  

  I have a long-time friend, a good friend who has deeply influenced my life. Though we live nearby, we rarely see each other. He’s busy. I’m retired. Still, he’s often on my mind. Last Sunday, I went to a local plant nursery. It was bustling, the parking was tight, and people moved with urgency, eager…

  Gary Merel

  May 14, 2025

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  Bhagavad Gita, compasiion, compassion, Gabor Mate, Grace, human kindess, love, Man Kind Porject, Neil deGrasse Tyson, personal transformation, psilocybin, psychedelic medicine, ram dass, Sonoran Desert, spiritual growth, spiritual transformation, Swami Shankarananda, tucson

• Too Hard For Me To Figure Out

  

  I wake up every day and, to the best of my ability, resist looking at the news. That resistance is often overcome by a voracious need to know what is going on with the dismantling of our institutions and culture. I find myself compelled to turn my cell phone on and read what is published…

  Gary Merel

  March 31, 2025

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  Amoda Maa, BhagavadGita, Carl Sagan, Catalina Mountains, Grace, Huckelberry loop, human kindness, Jewish, judaism, lean into your life, personal transformation, psychedelic medicine, ram dass, reformed jeew, Sanoran Desert, spiritual awakening, spiritual development, tucson