Is-ness: Life is not as it is. Life is as you are — The Myths Series
Life is not as it is. Life is as you are. — reality is slippery and personal. This scares a lot of people, who crave fitting in.
The Myths Series
Some of the things we believe are simply not true. We can choose to explore our beliefs, and jettison the “weird” ones.
The Myth of Absolute Truth — The Myths Series
The Myth of Absolute Truth — we hate not knowing, but the reality is, most of life is a mystery to be lived, not a puzzle to be solved.
The Myth of Right and Wrong — The Myths Series
The Myth of Right and Wrong–there are always exceptions to each “rule,” and making a list isn’t particularly helpful
The Myth of the Threat of Change — The Myths Series
The Myth of the Threat of Change — many people fear change, so they stay stuck. Yet the fear is almost always baseless.
Unraveling the Myth of Shoulds — The Myths Series
The Myth of “Shoulds” — “shoulds” are declarations of opinion projected on others
The Myth of Fairness — The Myths Series
The Myth of Fairness–getting over thinking life should be fair is, for some, a life-long task. You don’t have to like it — it simply is.
The Myth of No Consequences — The Myths Series
The Myth of No Consequences — the consequence, or result, is caused by the actions preceding it, 100% of the time
The Myth of Altruism — The Myths Series
The Myth of Altruism — it’s actually pretty hard to find a selfless act. most acts that seem selfless are anything but.
The Myth of Easy — The Myths Series
The Myth of Easy — We have funny beliefs, and one of them is that we “ought to be” comfortable, and life ought to be easy. This tends to mean that we think others ought to move heaven and earth so that we are.
The Myth of Scarcity — The Myths Series
The Myth of Scarcity–when people claim something is missing in their lives, they usually mean that no one told them they’d have to work and sacrifice for it.