Shoveling snow with a tablespoon The next time that it snows (hopefully next winter), I could shovel my driveway with a tablespoon. I’d sure be busy and have a lot of action going on. I could also use a snow shovel. I would not be as busy for as long compared to using the tablespoon. […]
Lousy Mind Readers
The power of the tongue
The power of the tongue We have the power to speak: growth or stagnation happiness or sadness encouragement or discouragement optimism or pessimism celebration or downplaying possibility or impossibility enthusiasm or apathy blessings or curses unprecedented results or limitation hope or resignation life or death Choose wisely! Much Love, Jonathan I write these Daily […]
Pavlov and my dog
Sloppy Language and questionable ownership
Sloppy Language and questionable ownership We are very careless with the words “I am” and “I have”. Those are words of identity and declaration that are very powerful. And we use them so haphazardly, identifying ourselves as or with things that if we stopped to think about it we certainly wouldn’t want to identify with. […]
Like and Love
Like and Love People tend to do a lot of talking about what they do not like. If we pay attention, we will notice that every time we do this, our hearts close a little bit (or a lot). The consequences of our hearts closing are: lethargy, unhappiness, irritability, being uncentered, and being less magnetic […]
Two Pitchers
Two Pitchers We are always pouring into others. Imagine that you have a pitcher in each hand. One is filled with pure delicious cold clear refreshing water. The other is filled with warm cloudy polluted water. Which pitcher are you pouring into the people you interact with? Which pitcher are you pouring into yourself? Much […]
Working the drive through window
Working the drive through window Imagine that you are working the drive through window. As the car is about to leave, you reach out through the window and grab on to the car. How’s this going to turn out for you? You’ll probably break a few ribs as you are pulled through the window and […]
Needs More Salt
Needs More Salt A couple of weeks ago I made a pot chicken soup. During the cooking process, I tasted the soup several times. The tastings told me that I needed to add more salt and more seasoning. I ended up doing this several times. The tastings served as feedback that something needed to be […]