Honest as Compared to Indirect — Whole Being
Whole Being — Honest as compared to indirect — we think that hedging or being polite is politically correct. What we end up with is a dishonest life.
Self-centered as Compared to Selfish — Whole Being
Self-centered as compared to selfish — we need to learn to find our focus, and to bring it gently back to learning all there is to know about ourselves
Responsive as Compared to Reactive — Whole Being
Responsive as compared to reactive — reacting on autopilot is prevalent — always has been. Learning to breathe and then to reflect means that we can respond rather than react.
Focussed as compared to scattered — Whole Being
Focussed as compared to scattered — You ever watch people walking along while texting? That’s what scattered looks like. Being focussed takes discipline.
On Resisting the Urge to Give Up
On Resisting the Urge to Give Up — the world we see is the one we get to live in. Choose well how to do so!
On Cleaning Out the Blame Game
Cleaning Out the Blame Game–There’s nothing particularly helpful about blame. And yet, it seems our minds revel in blame’s appeal. We fill our minds with slights, we tell ourselves how hard-done-by-we are, and we make ourselves victims of the past.
On Not Being You
On not being you — of course you’re you. But only in one sense. Mostly you’re a process living inside of what you call “you.”
The Tao of Relating
the tao of relating — learning to be clear, to be honest, and to be present with what is
On Change and Choice
Change and choice are not the same. One is possible… the other is not.
On Being Yourself
On Being Your–you are exactly and only who you are–including what you discover about yourself–the parts tucked away