Beliefs and Motes
Beliefs and Motes — There is no objective reality. Everything is filtered through our beliefs. Knowing that can make a difference
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Communication 101: Miniskirts, Truth, and The Right Way
Miniskirts, Truth, and The Right Way — thinking you are right gets you precious little. Learning to look for what works — as opposed to what’s right — is a winning strategy.
Making Things Better — Nuance, Beliefs, Circularity, and Choice
Making Things Better — Nuance, Beliefs, Circularity, and Choice — We step out of the patterns of our lives by
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.
Finding Compassionate Wholeness
Compassionate wholeness happens infrequently in our world, because of the downward pull toward security and safety — things valued by
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.
About Happiness – 12 Ideas
About Happiness — The key to happiness and contentment: happiness is determined by your intention.
About I‑am-ness — 12 Ideas
I‑am-ness — One particularly interesting way to look at ourselves as human beings is to explore our free-flowing-ness versus our rigidity.