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.
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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 Shoulds — The Myths Series
The Myth of “Shoulds” — “shoulds” are declarations of opinion projected on others
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.
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.
Whole Being — Passionate as compared to Charged
Passionate as compared to charged — Charge is uncontrolled excitement. Passion is stepping into the cool river of engagement.
On Change and Choice
Change and choice are not the same. One is possible… the other is not.
Zen 101 — Self-Responsibility
Self-responsibility is hard, as we live in a time when blame is much more popular. Nonetheless, Zen is all about self-responsibility
Examining Your Premise
Examining Your Premise — your beliefs underlie everything you think and do — and most remain unexplored and unexamined. Let’s look at how this happens, and propose a couple of ideas for looking inside
Bodywork
Bodywork is all about disentangling yourself from your wacky thoughts. We all have them. Blaming, chiding, criticizing, ornery thoughts.