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		<title>Why We Need More Spiritual Fiction in Today’s World</title>
		<link>https://www.feelingoodfeelingreat.com/2025/05/16/why-we-need-more-spiritual-fiction-in-todays-world/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=why-we-need-more-spiritual-fiction-in-todays-world</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Parato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 12:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>What if your next breakthrough came not from a self-help book, but a story? In a world saturated with productivity hacks and five-step frameworks, what if the real transformation came wrapped in metaphor?What if the path to awakening wasn&#8217;t found in a manual but in a myth? That’s the quiet<a class="moretag" href="https://www.feelingoodfeelingreat.com/2025/05/16/why-we-need-more-spiritual-fiction-in-todays-world/"> Read more&#8230;</a></p>
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		<title>Anti-New-Years (A Short Story)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Parato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>“They’re all slaves to time.” Randy was practically shouting at his two friends, Scottie and Marky, who nodded their heads in hesitant agreement. “It’s always NOW. Quantum physics even proves that everything is happening now; past, present and future. We just decode reality as a series of sequential events.” Randy<a class="moretag" href="https://www.feelingoodfeelingreat.com/2020/01/02/anti-new-years-short-story/"> Read more&#8230;</a></p>
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		<title>My Heaven on Earth (Short Story)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Parato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>My Heaven on Earth is here. My Heaven on Earth is now. I peek through space and time to see it happening now. And in doing so, I bring it forth as my primary experience. Waves of love, joy and serenity envelope Earth, on the energetic level. It’s like a<a class="moretag" href="https://www.feelingoodfeelingreat.com/2019/12/05/heaven-on-earth-short-story/"> Read more&#8230;</a></p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s My Purpose? (A Short Story)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Parato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2019 16:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>“What’s my purpose?” The question bounced around in Sky’s mind as he stared at the gorgeous cliffs of the Adriatic Sea below from the airplane’s window. He was obsessed. Ever since his spiritual awakening began, Sky pursued his life’s purpose like he was tracking Bigfoot. The harder he tried to<a class="moretag" href="https://www.feelingoodfeelingreat.com/2019/12/01/whats-my-purpose-short-story/"> Read more&#8230;</a></p>
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		<title>The Story of Imaginal Cells (And How You Might Be One)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Parato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2017 15:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>Imagine&#8230; That was John Lennon’s powerful message to humanity. He envisioned a better future and encouraged us to step into it. Imagination is the basis for the creation of novelty; new ideas, new concepts, new everything. It&#8217;s that important and that potent. Now here’s where things get really interesting. In<a class="moretag" href="https://www.feelingoodfeelingreat.com/2017/05/10/imaginal-cells/"> Read more&#8230;</a></p>
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		<title>How Stories Shape Our Culture</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Parato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2017 23:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>What stories shape your life? Take a moment to think about that. We all live based upon stories. Collective stories are the basis of culture and personal stories are the basis of how we view ourselves as individuals. Stories are the underpinnings of human reality. Humanity is built upon stories.<a class="moretag" href="https://www.feelingoodfeelingreat.com/2017/04/13/how-stories-shape-our-culture/"> Read more&#8230;</a></p>
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		<title>The Art of Random Mindblowing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Parato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2014 19:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>A favorite activity of mine recently is randomly blowing people&#8217;s minds. Whether through conversation or action, it&#8217;s exciting to shake things up a little bit and get people to re-evaluate&#8230; well&#8230; everything. Being a CRS (Certified Reality Shatterer) makes life so much more fun. Mindblowing, directed at both yourself and others, shakes up the bland monotony<a class="moretag" href="https://www.feelingoodfeelingreat.com/2014/09/04/art-random-mindblowing/"> Read more&#8230;</a></p>
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		<title>The Tigers and the Strawberries (An Old Zen Story)</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephen Parato]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2014 14:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>There&#8217;s an old Zen cone (parable) that goes a little something like this&#8230; A man was walking through the jungle, when he spotted a tiger. The man immediately fled, but the tiger gave chase. Approaching a cliff, the man saw only one option&#8230; A hanging vine. He jumped off of the cliff and grabbed<a class="moretag" href="https://www.feelingoodfeelingreat.com/2014/08/07/tigers-strawberries/"> Read more&#8230;</a></p>
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