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. […]
800 Pound Squirrel
February 2, 2016 by Leave a Comment
800 Pound Squirrel When fear, worry, anxiety, hurt, etc. show up and we refuse to experience them and instead we close our hearts by trying to push it away or pretend it isn’t there – what happens is that the negative energy compresses into a tight little ball, like an acorn, and it gets stored […]
What if there is enough time!
August 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
What if there is enough time! People often have head trash that there is not enough time. As soon as you buy into “there’s not enough time”, you enter into scarcity consciousness. As soon as you buy into “there’s not enough time”, you experience stress and anxiety which has your brain work less effectively which […]
Valuing Aliveness and Well-Being
August 6, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Valuing Aliveness and Well-Being Clearly we do not place a high value on being happy, feeling good, having peace of mind, or being full of vitality and aliveness. Why do I say this? Because I watch people (including myself) take things personally all the time. I watch people get all bent out of shape over […]
Hope and the Way
June 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
In many ways, I see the work that I do as restoring hope to people that things can indeed be different and then showing them the path to create this. Hope: Yes, things can be different – radically different. When we change our beliefs, expectations, and mindset then what is possible for us changes too. […]
Warped Luxury of Negative Self Talk
May 7, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you want to believe in yourself and be more confident, you cannot afford the warped luxury of negative self talk. It is impossible to believe in yourself when you are calling yourself a “loser” (and worse). Negative self talk is just a habit. Habits can be changed! Much Love, Jonathan I write these Daily […]
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 […]
Redefining Risky Business and the Safer Path
April 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
It is almost impossible to escape the gravitational pull of our comfort zones when we are operating under the story that comfort equals safety. The number one human need is safety and survival – so if we have it wired that getting out of our comfort zone is not safe – it will be impossible […]
Loved and Lovable
April 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
What If ~ The World’s Most-Easy-To-Use Personal Growth Tool
March 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
