Chief Joseph Newsletter

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Normal

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:10:14 -0600

What is "normal"? I've often pondered that question. Have you?

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Does Change Scare You?

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:19:48 -0600

Many folks I know resist change, and some are terrified of it. I used to be that way when I was much younger. Were you -- or are you still?

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Winter Blues

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:56:14 -0600

It may seem strange to be talking about winter in the middle of August. But it is winter in the southern hemisphere. And here in the high rugged mountains of Wyoming, despite what the calendar says, cold weather's fast approaching.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Simplifying Your Life

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:14:45 -0600

Chief Joseph and I have been complimented often (and criticized occasionally) for making life too simple. Well, we're at it again.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Spiritual Cinema Circle

Thu, 5 Aug 2010 16:07:39 -0600

This month’s Spiritual Cinema Circle films include the new series, "ENCOUNTERS: Portraits of Inspiring Lives." This month features the legendary Jack Canfield. Jack reveals little-known stories about his early childhood, lifelong dreams, and personal philosophy.

For more details about this and the other 3 August films, go here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: God

Mon, 2 Aug 2010 14:47:27 -0600

A dear friend I met many years ago recently asked me about God. Might as well start with the small stuff!

Here's part of what he wrote: "When somebody is close to God, they are unstoppable. I know God is there but (s/he) keeps well hidden from me. Maybe Joseph would dare to take on the question of how we best attempt to relate to God?"

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Tunnel Vision

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:10:17 -0600

Nearly the whole world is aware of the April BP oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. It certainly has been heart-wrenching to see all the trauma and pain the spill has caused humans, animals, plants, and the gulf itself.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Aches and Pains, Part 2

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:45:08 -0600

Last week's newsletter article,"Aches and Pains," generated much more feedback from you, our readers, than you normally give us. It must have struck a responsive chord. Nearly all your feedback was positive. So this week we're doing a follow-up to that article.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Aches and Pains

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:00:04 -0600

One night a couple weeks ago I was lying around doing nothing -- just enjoying be-ing. For whatever reason, I started thinking about several recent clients who'd been dealing with physical challenges.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Heart to Heart

Tue, 6 Jul 2010 12:50:35 -0600

Last week I finished reading a wonderfully uplifting book called Heart to Heart from which I took the title of this week's newsletter article.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Radio Show Interview

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 14:28:05 -0600

Chief Joseph's and my radio show interview with Tom Murasso, originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 7, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 2 p.m. in the USA's eastern time zone.

You can find additional details at Tom's website.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: An Ordinary Life

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:46:09 -0600

"Content with an ordinary life, you can show all people the way back to their own true nature." Lao-tzu, The Tao Te Ching

Read this week's newsletter article here.

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Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:01:29 -0600

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Chief Joseph Newsletter: Radio Show Interview

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:26:16 -0600

Tom Murasso of the Myth or Logic Radio show will be interviewing Chief Joseph and me Wednesday July 7, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. in the USA's eastern time zone.

Use this site to convert your local time to the USA's eastern time zone.

Here's where you can get more information. You can also log on to the show July 7 at the same location.

Finally, If you cannot make it July 7, the show will be archived at the same location.

If you have any questions, please email me.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Reality

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:20:46 -0600

At one time or another you've probably pondered this question: "What’s real and what’s illusion?" I certainly have.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Deepak Chopra and David Simon

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:48:36 -0600

I’m sure many of you know Deepak Chopra and his partner, David Simon, at the Chopra Center for Wellbeing.

David has a malignant brain tumor, and will be undergoing surgery tomorrow. Please keep David, his wife, and all his loved ones in your thoughts, prayers, and meditations.

For more information on what you can do to help, go here

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Self-Love

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:15:46 -0600

A Gallup poll a while back reported 2 out of 3 Americans suffer from low self-esteem and, presumably, a lack of self-love. That's nearly 70 percent of the USA's population!

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Balance

Tue, 8 Jun 2010 14:25:56 -0600

Last week I got a powerful, and painful, lesson in balance.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Just Do It

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:28:23 -0600

In last week's newsletter article, "Lost," I mentioned a private conversation I had with Chief Joseph. He was helping me interpret a strange dream I had.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Lost

Mon, 24 May 2010 14:38:08 -0600

One night last week I had a strange and scary dream.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Alignment

Tue, 18 May 2010 12:10:29 -0600

Last week I had several "down days." Nothing serious, but very frustrating and annoying.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: What Do You Do?

Tue, 11 May 2010 11:17:40 -0600

Over a year ago we wrote an article by the same title as what you see above. We decided it was timely to revisit the subject.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Readings with Chief Joseph: Something New

Sun, 9 May 2010 14:21:19 -0600

We’ve just added a brand new way to get a private reading with Chief Joseph. Get the details here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Life and Death

Tue, 4 May 2010 12:46:29 -0600

Whenever I mention the word "death" to people, I almost always get a negative reaction. Perhaps you had such a reaction when you read the title of this article.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: The Buddhist River of Life

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:59:29 -0600

In an article taken from his book, Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul, Deepak Chopra talks about a beautiful Buddhist doctrine.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: The Joy of Life, Part 2

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:39:13 -0600

Ann, the central character in our article last week, finds little or no joy in her life. This week we want to talk about another friend who's the exact opposite of Ann.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: The Joy of Life

Tue, 6 Apr 2010 11:22:22 -0600

A while back I ran into an old friend at the airport. Since we were waiting for the same flight, we got to talking. It turned into a most interesting conversation.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Lemmings

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:14:16 -0600

You're probably familiar with the lemming myths. Lemmings are real animals, but some of their alleged behavior, though legendary, never happened.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Magic Mountain Ranch

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:51:38 -0600

For many years now, I've had a recurring dream about a place I've come to call "Magic Mountain Ranch."

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Kindness

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:03:46 -0600

The other day I read a Science Daily article about acts of kindness. Something you probably don't often find in a science magazine!

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Peace of Mind

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:29:14 -0700

We've just started offering ZPoint for Peace programs and recordings. ZPoint is a new technique designed to help people have a better, happier, and more fulfilled lives. For more details go here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Spirit Speaks

Tue, 9 Mar 2010 11:20:11 -0700

I've talked to quite a few folks lately who are floundering around, feeling lost and disconnected. They sometimes feel God has abandoned them. All of us probably feel that way at one time or another. I certainly have.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Students and Teachers

Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:08:44 -0700

You've probably heard this many times: We're all students and teachers for each other. Interesting concept I hadn't given much thought to in many years.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: A Story of Healing

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 12:13:03 -0700

Last week we told you the story of my old friend Harry.The day after we published that story another old friend, Michael, told me a powerfully poignant story of healing.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Receiving

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:10:37 -0700

Last week I was talking to my good friend Harry. Having known each other all our lives, we have a special bond.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Anger

Tue, 9 Feb 2010 12:18:28 -0700

Alan Cohen, in his February newsletter, had a fascinating article on a man wrongly imprisoned for 35 years on a rape charge.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Haiti

Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:51:12 -0700

In our last newsletter I talked about Haiti. I intended to just leave it there with my brief mention of the catastrophic, record earthquake. But Chief Joseph decided he wanted to discuss it further.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Drop Your Blocks

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:56:41 -0700

One cold autumn day many years ago my old friend Joe and I were towing his antique truck from its storage place back to his house.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Celebrate What's Right with the World

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:01:55 -0700

Last week's newsletter article, Happiness Revisited, generated some interesting feedback directed to me, and also a lively discussion at our Chief Joseph Forum.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Happiness Revisited

Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:51:10 -0700

A few weeks ago I received a rather harshly worded email criticizing what Chief Joseph and I have said about human happiness over the years.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: A New Beginning

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 13:22:42 -0700

Over the years we’ve traditionally re-published our article, "A New Beginning," in late December, on the threshold of the new year. I hope you enjoy re-reading it this year.

May 2010 bring you and your loved ones much joy and peace. Happy New Year!

Read this week’s newsletter here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Peace

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:15:09 -0700

We usually talk about peace on earth at this season. However we celebrate the season -- Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Epiphany, or another way -- many of our thoughts turn to peace.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Doing What You Love

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:39:48 -0700

Are you doing what you love? Or are you just making a living instead of making a life?

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Is Your Body Your Buddy?

Tue, 8 Dec 2009 11:33:51 -0700

The other day when I was jogging I was paying close attention to my body. I suddenly realized how much I love and appreciate this wonderful physical body I'm blessed to have.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Chief Joseph Books

Sat, 5 Dec 2009 15:32:49 -0700

We're working on a series of Chief Joseph books. So I wanted to give you a "sneak preview" of the first book of this series.

You'll find it here.

If you have any questions, please email me.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Radio Show Interview

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:29:12 -0700

Cyndi Cerny and Perenna Fleming of Source Energy Radio interviewed Chief Joseph and me last Monday, November 30, 2009.

The show, about 60 minutes long, was recorded and is now available as an MP3 file. You can listen to it or download it here.

Chief Joseph Weekly Newsletter: A Curious Dream

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 15:12:27 -0700

I had a short, but strange and curious dream several nights ago. It was very vivid, and I knew it held an important message. As our dreams often do.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Weekly Newsletter: Thanksgiving

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:43:51 -0700

In two days the USA will celebrate its annual Thanksgiving holiday. For most Americans it's an important celebration, and the prelude to the December holiday season.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Weekly Newsletter: Doing

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:15:29 -0700

If you grew up the way I did you know our elders were forever pressuring us to work hard if we wanted to succeed in life. We always had to be DOING something.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Weekly Newsletter: Depression

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:55:20 -0700

The other day I read a short article by Dr. Andy Weil titled "What's Wrong with Antidepressants?"

His answer: Plenty.

Read this week's newsletter article here.

Chief Joseph Newsletter: Radio Show Interview

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:23:37 -0700

If you missed Chief Joseph’s and my radio talk show interview Wednesday, October 28, you can listen to the archived recording (or you can download it to your computer) here.

Chief Joseph Weekly Newsletter: Polarity

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:21:28 -0700

Last week in the grocery store I couldn't help overhearing a loud discussion two women were having about politics. I guess this is true in other places also, but folks here in Wyoming love to discuss politics. Or, more accurately, argue about politics.

Anyway, one woman was describing to the other a heated political argument she'd recently had with someone. She said she ended the argument by hurling out what I guess she intended to be an insult: "You liberals are all alike!"

Read this week's newsletter article here.