We can either argue for our limitations or we can argue for our greatness. These two produce wildly different results. Mass consciousness has taught us to argue for our limitations – and that’s a pretty crappy strategy. What if we spent all that energy and effort arguing for our greatness instead. Much Love, Jonathan I […]
Chores
May 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Personal growth gone awry
May 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Some of the ideas in personal growth have been taken far too far and consequently produce some negative consequences ~ specifically: the rule that we have to always be positive, and the idea that negative emotions are wrong and we shouldn’t have them. The all-out commitment to positivity often results in denial. And, there is […]
It is okay for me to get rich while doing good???
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It is okay for me to get rich while doing good. What happened when you read that sentence? For a lot of people, that sentence pressed some buttons – total head trash buttons. Which means that things are totally backwards. That is the way we should become rich – by doing good, contributing to others, […]
At What Point Does Your Head Explode?
April 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Why Make It So Complicated???
April 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Something weird just started happening with my email. A handful of email addresses trigger “Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender” because I’m somehow on the spamhouse zen list. (So, I get blocked while trying to email some info to another computer in my own house.) The return emails have a link that is supposed […]
The Other Side of the Coin
April 29, 2015 by Leave a Comment
These Two Things Are Not The Same
April 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Activity and busyness are not the same as effectiveness and results. People often confuse these two. It is not about the number of activities we have e.g. 1×1 meetings or phone calls. It is about the results they produce. The more effective and efficient we become, the less busy we need to be. Effectiveness and […]
Using Emotions To Grow Yourself
April 24, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Emotions mean that something is important to us. By simply getting curious about “what here is important to me” when we are experiencing a negative emotion, we can already begin to diffuse a negative emotion. We move out of reactive consciousness and into witness or observer consciousness. We can then also learn about ourselves and […]
