Disappointment and what is next Sooner or later, we are going to experience disappointment. Maybe you didn’t get the Christmas present that you wanted. Maybe your sure-fire prospect said “no”. Maybe something did not go at all the way you expected and hoped that it would. It could be over a big thing or over […]
Allowing
How to know when you have arrived
How to know when you have arrived You will know that you have arrived when they lower your coffin into the ground. Until then, there’s always up from here. There’s always more path to journey. There are greater levels of happiness, contribution, and success than where we are now. We can always become better people, […]
Mental Resource Allocation
Mental Resource Allocation Any thought or energy directed towards would of, could of, should of – is thought and energy that is not available for focusing on “what’s next”. This is a complete waste of our resources, has zero benefit, and creates a great amount of suffering. Instead, turn towards – “What is next?” Much […]
Taking care of others – a win win sort of thing
Taking care of others – a win win sort of thing The lone wolf, the fierce individualist, the lonely genius, the egocentric win-at-all-costs jerk – these are all dinosaurs. The more we learn about people, the clearer it becomes that we are meant to connect, support, interact, and contribute to one another. The whole can […]
Un – blank – able
Un – blank – able We spend a lot of our time and energies defending against being rejected, embarrassed, judged, shamed, alienated, disapproved of, and the like. However, all of those things require our participation. When we refuse to participate, we become unrejectable, unembarrasable, unjudgable, unshameable, unalienateable, undisapprovable, and the like. When we live this […]
Purpose of our gifts
Real men
Real men Somewhere we have gotten way off track – that these random acts of violence are happening so often. We need to change the narrative. There’s nothing even remotely manly about hurting innocent and defenseless people. Real men take care of people, protect the innocent, and help the underdog. That’s what real men do. […]
Logic vs love
Logic vs love People are seldom logiced into change. People are often loved into change. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose spoke to you, forward it to someone who would benefit from this message. Even better, invite them to subscribe. Help me in my mission to help people to […]
Sticks and stones
Sticks and stones Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. But often, words do hurt us. Any time that this is the case, it means that we have become confused about our identity, that we have forgotten our worth as a human being. Somebody’s opinion never determines our worth. […]