Gentle Support vs. Strangler Figs
Gentle Support — too often, support turns into persuasion then coercion. We propose something more basic.
Have your emotions. Act responsibly in spite of them.
Have Your Emotions — Emotions are experienced pretty much from birth, … the infant’s emotion lacks meaning. It also just happens.
Infinite Choice — On Waking Up
Infinite Choice — blaming, holding on to grudges, all keep us stuck. Letting go opens the door to choice
The Attack of the Why-But Monster — On Waking Up
On Waking up — Why and but are stop words. They are useful for getting us off-track, as we pretend to be working on our issues. Uttering either means that you are stuck, pure and simple.
Awake as Compared to Asleep — Whole Being
On Waking Up — Awake as compared to Asleep It’s hard to admit, but our lives are mostly lived on autopilot. While there are plenty of reasons for “sleeping while awake,” (brain efficiency, etc.) the main reason we do it it is that we fear the work being awake entails.
The Finger That Points to the Moon…
The Finger That Points to the Moon… — our internal representations are neither real, nor necessarily accurate.
Thoughts on Letting Go
Thoughts on Letting Go — letting go is all about learning what you can control, and what you can’t. And not whining about it.
Finding Compassionate Wholeness
Compassionate wholeness happens infrequently in our world, because of the downward pull toward security and safety — things valued by
About Embodiment — 12 Ideas
Embodiment — you are all of you — body, mind, and energy. There are ways to empower yourself, to free yourself, to experience “non-holding.”
About No Past – 12 Ideas
No Past — One of the toughest ‘sells,’ both in therapy and in life, is this: there is no need, nor is there any way, to resolve the issues of the past.