Andre Akil — Archives

YOU MEDIA MOGUL, YOU

We complain about the media. But now we are the media. Scroll through your newsfeed and see what we are broadcasting with the power of these accounts. Are we contributing?

Better Living, Daily LivingA. DAYOctober 14, 2018social media, media, information, power, media mogul, inflience, impact, Andre Akil, Featured, FEATURED

WHY DOES “SELF-LOVE” SEEM THE HARDEST LOVE TO ACHIEVE?

The honest answer is this: It’s because you know all of your sh*t. You know all of your flaws. You know all of your secret short-comings. But this is how to overcome that.

Daily LivingA. DAYSeptember 16, 2018Self love, self-love, compassion, Forgiveness, dogs, dog, inner talk, inner voice, Andre Akil, FEATURED, Featured

Does Your Eating Honor You?

What is the difference between a "conscious eater" and an "unconscious eater"? A conscious eater is very discerning about what they put into their mouths to become their body. An unconscious eater grabs anything and everything to quench a (real or phantom) hunger. Like a garbage dumpster, they're open to receive anything a food industrialist wants to dump into them.

The Miseducation of Toxic People & The Miseducation of You

Protecting yourself and loving people at the same time can be hard. For those who truly walk the spiritual journey, the task can be even harder. The simplistic approach is to "CUT-OFF" a toxic person. But is that always the right way?

Why You Are Only Half-Human

The problem with the way we approach life in the Western world is that we seek to satiate emotional needs via physical pursuits and always end up losing in spectacular ‘looking’ ways. We win in the physical realm and keep losing in the spiritual/emotional/psychological.

"Dude, You Sure That Ain't Meat?" - The Beyond Burger (Review)

This past week a friend and I got some coupons for that supposed new king of veggie burgers, "The Beyond Burger". We fired up the extra-virgin olive oil to see what all the fuss was about –– and surprisingly –– "BURP!" Pardon us. The results were kind of notable.

Daily FoodA. DAYJanuary 26, 2018Beyond Burger, Beyond Meat, Veggie Burger, Akil Daily, Andre Akil, Vegan, Healthy Eating, Ethan Brown

Imaginary Friends, Digital Acquaintances and Artificial Lives

Having a diet largely filled with faux food, i.e. food products, can lead to very real diseases. Having a life filled with faux human contact can lead to very real emotional dis-ease, personal deep dissatisfactions and life degradation.

Morning Tips: Smoothing Yourself Out At The Top of Your Day (Establishing Yourself)

Your entire day blossoms from the first establishing moments of your day. You need an anchor and an anchoring process to stay rooted, sane, in control of yourself, and in control of your day. Without it, the winds of life will blow you all around the day like a kite.

Midday Crunch: Akil’s Tasty Taco Bowl!

We’re busy. You’re busy. I’m busy. I don’t have a personal chef yet. I’m working on it. In the meantime, I want to stay healthy and save time. Here’s a 20 min solution.

We Need Women And Girls To Be Un-Powerful, So...

Movies imprint upon our minds... the roles we are supposed to play in society and what limits, boundaries, aspirations and possibilities those real world roles can be.

Hollywood After Harvey: Will Anything "Really" Change?

On Harvey Weinstein: Should we get that happy over the defanging of one Wolf in Hollywood, when the problem all along was a Wolfpack? What will really happen 'After Harvey'?