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Riot Ruth was a legend because she triggered riots in 15 jail concerts across America in a single year. Some wardens hated her for the damage the riots cost, but others loved her for touching and reforming many inmates. eastwind journals, July 6, 2021 By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Share this link with friends –Continue reading “Riot Ruth – a senior citizen blues singer (#24)”

eastwind journals, April 21, 2021 By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Share by sending this blog link – https://eastwindjournals.com/2021/06/29/silent-storm/ As two superpowers prepare for the ‘inevitable’ confrontation, Armageddon, the foreseen nuclear holocaust is being pre-empted by the viral holocaust, where the casualties are far bigger. One involves brute force, a deafening blinding light. The other involvesContinue reading “SILENT STORM”

How do you turn inner rage into inner peace? Leila, a caregiver, found the secret? This story is inspired by an anecdote in the book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen Covey. eastwind journals ‘True Tales’ Series – Volume 35 Updated July 12, 2023 – Archives tr128By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com ShareContinue reading “The Secret to Happiness (#35)”

eastwind journals – October 7, 2021 By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Share by sending this link – https://eastwindjournals.com/2021/06/13/the-ballerina-and-the-nun/ As Sister Raquel Reodica, RVM, the cancer-healing nun, related this story over the phone, she said she could smell the scent of fragrant dama de noche (Philippine flower). Strangely, her residence did not have that par­ticular plant.Continue reading “THE BALLERINA AND THE NUN”

eastwind journals – May 22, 2021 By Bernie Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Share this article by sending this blog link – https://eastwindjournals.com/2021/06/13/no-contest-for-kuya-germs/ In August 1991, Sr. Raquel Reodica, RVM, noted cancer-healer for the Lord, was scheduled to launch a gigantic healing concert at the Araneta Coliseum on the birthday of Mama Mary on September 8. There wasContinue reading “NO CONTEST FOR KUYA GERMS”

eastwind journals – June 12, 2021 By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Share by sending this link – https://eastwindjournals.com/2021/06/12/the-secret-to-inner-peace/ Inside you is darkness and mystery. Out in the world, all is bright and clear because you see yourself reflected in it. The story of a bank executive. Kirk was a young investment analyst in a bank,Continue reading “THE SECRET TO INNER PEACE”

People learn the virtue of simplicity only when it is too late. You can buy a house but not a home, a clock but not time, an island but not inner peace, pleasure but not love. Spiritual things just cannot be bought. Here are four short stories as examples. eastwind journals ‘True Tales’ Series –Continue reading “The Virtue of Simplicity (#34)”

eastwind journals – June 4, 2021 By Bernie V. Lopez, eastwindreplyctr@gmail.com Share with friends – https://eastwindjournals.com/2021/06/04/the-cellist/ (This story was inspired by an anonymous Internet article.) Ivan, a Croatian cellist with long hair and shabby clothes, drags a cumbersome cello to a busy New York City subway station and starts playing. People rush in and outContinue reading “The Underground Concert”

After six months on the road from Brussels to Canary Islands, I hit Lisbon in the spring, and embarked on a pilgrimage to Our Lady of Fatima, a 7-day 80-kilometer hike from Lisbon. This was the time to pray that I could “find myself” somehow in this strange vast wilderness. (Excerpt from the book WINGSContinue reading “PILGRIMAGE TO FATIMA * 7-day 80-km hike”

As a teenager, I dreamt a few times that I was flying across valleys and forests. It was a wonderful feeling of freedom and flight. Once, I suddenly woke up and the dream was so clear in my mind. By sheer will power, I decided to go back to sleep and return to that dream,Continue reading “ASTRAL TRAVEL – The Power of the Mind”

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