We live in a society where love is sung about, written about, talked about, looked for, and we are told that without it then life sucks. Yet, most of what we actually know and our taught about love is outside of ourselves. We are taught to give and yet we have troubling receiving. In relationships, people play games, blame, complain, take out their stuff on their partners, and hold back love. This is normal, acceptable behavior. Some relationships compete, compare,... Read more
The argument for being a human is a great error on this planet. Sometimes we use this word human which means GOD-Man as an excuse. For example, “Well I lied, cheated, stole, blamed, judged, fought, killed, caused war, manipulated etc…because I am human and that is part of life.” Now human in this context is referring to a sense of ignorance rather than exploration of what this God-man is. Most people seem to have trouble with the word God, it... Read more
Spiritual practice is not only about being present, forgiveness, and love, but it is about being accountable for yourself. Accountability is a practical way of saying, “Dominion”. In all spiritual practices you are told in one way or another that you have dominion over your life. We have been conditioned to solve problems, and yet we become concerned when there is nothing to solve, fix, cling, or even change. We are told to be doing all the... Read more
There once lived a great warrior. Though quite old, he still was able to defeat any challenger. His reputation extended far and wide throughout the land and many students gathered to study under him. One day an infamous young warrior arrived at the village. He was determined to be the first man to defeat the great master. Along with his strength, he had an uncanny ability to spot and exploit any weakness in an opponent. He would wait for his... Read more
We seem to live in a society where everyone is looking out. It reminds me of someone who is looking in a mirror and wanting the mirror to change. The mirror just won’t change itself. In my energy work and working with individuals; what I have discovered is that the first session is about what everyone else is doing to the client. It would be wonderful to hear a client once say, “This is my experience and I take full... Read more
We are here to express the greatness of soul. To express that greatness we first must understand the foundation of the soul. The soul is everywhere present at the same time. There is no place where the soul is not. This omnipresent energy is everywhere. To acknowledge that, be with that, and allow the truth of it to sink in, then you can live a life for the whole. Your life is... Read more
Last night I was honored to attend a dialogue on my friends new new book entitled a A NEW WAY TO BE HUMAN. It was in Los Angeles with Robert Taylor and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. When Robert and Tutu first met, the Archbishop asked him, “Robert tell me who you are, not what you do?” That inspired me to write this poem and so here it is. I want to know who you are? By David Matthew Brown I... Read more
Over the past several weeks I have had the incredible opportunity to sit with some amazing people; each client has come to me with what appears to be a different crisis, problem, and situation. And yet they all seem to have the same core issue, value. As I listen, the following question comes up, “What is value? Where do you place your value?” Some of the answers that were given to me were the following: in their job, money, partners,... Read more
So many people refer to this thing called being alone. What is being alone? I understand the modern version of alone. Isolated, nobody around. Although the old English definition was ALL-ONE. It seems like most of society is based on this one word. Singers, actors, films, TV, books, drugs, drinking, eating, etc…all stem from one word, alone. Yet nobody talks about the word. But everyone is talking about it. Singing about it. Acting out about it. Celebrating it in art,... Read more
A young woman was planting seeds for her garden. As she was planting the seeds, she heard the birds whistling. She continued to look down and plant, and yet more birds whistled and sang. She was so moved by the birds she looked up, it was then she saw the sun. The sun was rising up. The beauty of the sun captivated her, as the suns rays spread across the trees, the land, and finally filling the birds up with... Read more
Wrestling With Yourself
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