Mark's Cosmic Goodies

  How Do You Want To Feel? “Goals are always an external target, core desired feelings are inside you.”  There’s a simple  truth in this quote from Danielle LaPorte’s book The Desire Map. Life is a constant act of choosing. Whether we realise it or not, every choice, every habit, every thought and belief is a direction we point ourselves toward. But if we don’t set a target, we end up drifting, hitting “nothing” by default. Why Most People Drift Through Life - We live in a world filled with endless distractions. Social media, other people’s opinions, news reports, and daily routines can easily pull us into living reactively. The Spice Girls were right to ask: “Tell me what you want, what you really, really want?” What they were really asking is: What are your true desires? What floats your boat? Without a clear sense of our deep-seated desires, we wake up each day with no greater purpose than just “getting through it.” The result? We feel stuck, unfulfilled, and won...

Beliefs, Myths, or Old Wives’ Tales?   I was reflecting on the expression “Would you believe it?” and how often I’ve used it, sometimes with sarcasm and sometimes to express pleasant surprise. That phrase got me thinking about my own beliefs and where they come from. It is said that a belief is essentially an acceptance that something is true or real, often without requiring proof. It’s often said that our inner experience (or programming) follows a sequence like this: Belief → Thought → Feeling → Behaviour → Result My perspective is that thoughts and feelings are interchangeable. I can see how this chain of cause and effect has led to outcomes that have shaped my emotional well-being—and even my physical health. We all live by beliefs, but how often do we stop to question them? My friends Bil and Cher Holton talk about there being a “13th power”, which is the process of questioning unquestioned answers and this came to mind, when I realized I could apply this directly ...