D Helene
D. Helene is a journalist, author and yoga teacher. She did an investigative series on the squeezing of the middle class and then started feeling squeezed herself, when during the recession she lost her full-time writing job and had to cobble together several part-time jobs. As a writer, she started writing down several fictional, humorous anecdotes about what it’s like to live as one of the 99%, (those of us who work for a living)… never imagining that someday they would be woven together in her first novel. She gathered these fictional anecdotes while she was writing her first book, a non-fiction biography. Once that was published, she was inspired to string these anecdotes together into this novel, Diary of a 99%-er: The Struggle Between Survival and Creative Expression, which details a year in the lives of a fictional couple living in Orange County, trying to make ends meet during the recession.
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The Ego And The Higher Self Played Out Through This Election
I am still in shock as I write this, so my post-game analysis will be colored by this. My takeaway from this election is simply this: While I would like to chalk up Trump’s surprising victory to the political pendulum swinging back to the right, as it is wont to do after eight years of a liberal, enlightened, progressive president such as Barack Obama, it is so much more than that. Anyone who’s spiritually aware – who’s read Eckhart Tolle’s The Power of Now– knows about the contrast between the ego and the higher self. The ego is constantly creating fear, paranoia, divisions, problems, etc. People who react to their ego…
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The (In)Elegant Struggle of Breaking Paradigms
Populated by a cast of zany characters, including an embezzling minister, a vegan bully and a wannabe musician, this novel follows main character Toni Kelly as she tries to navigate a thicket of crazy living situations in Orange County, CA. This novel is the sequel to Diary of a 99%-er: The Struggle Between Survival and Creative Self Expression. Like the first novel, it’s set against the backdrop of OC and features several of the diverse and beautiful places here. You can purchase the book by clicking on this link. D HeleneD. Helene is a journalist, author and yoga teacher. She did an investigative series on the squeezing…
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A Spiritual Response to the San Bernardino Terrorist Attack, Where is the Muslim Gandhi?
The terrorist attack in San Bernardino hit very close to home for me. San Bernardino is 55.5 miles from where I live. In my humble opinion, before we start to point fingers, engage in conspiracy theories and chastise those who would use this tragedy for any political agenda, we need to view the entire incident through a spiritual lens, focusing on compassion. So, let’s take a look at each of the parties involved. Obviously, the victims and their families deserve our compassion. They were innocent victims, going to a holiday work party to celebrate the holiday season. So, let’s shine compassion on the souls of the victims and on their…
