Of Course, I’ll Be There (not) I’m selling some furniture on-line and I’ve been stood up more times than I’ve actually met with someone. And in my history of speaking and events, I’ve had so many people say they’d be there for sure and then they don’t show. Now I could get all bent out […]
Hard Choices
July 11, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Hard choices We frequently mistakenly think that situations and circumstances determine our responses. “That thing happened so therefore, I must be angry, or hurt, or upset.” But, there are no mandatory responses. We can always choose something different, something that is more in alignment with who we want to be and how we want to […]
Okay to be human
April 26, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Okay to be human Human beings make mistakes. Humans are less than perfect. This is a part of being alive. However, many people have stories that it is not okay to make a mistake, or not safe to make a mistake, or that they need to be perfect. This puts people in an impossible position […]
Limiting Identities
January 18, 2017 by Leave a Comment
Limiting Identities A client recently got into a fender bender on the way to see me. So, we started our session by working on the physical stuff – sore neck, sore back, sore stomach, and stressed out nervous system. I noticed that her neck wanted to hang on to the idea of being hurt. If […]
Imitating Dolphins
November 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Imitating Dolphins Did you know that Dolphins are continually sloughing off skin? They end up replacing their skin every 2 hours? Consequently, scratches and superficial wounds disappear rather quickly. Human being on the other hand, tend to hang on to metaphorical scratches and superficial wounds. For example, how often have we said something like, “I […]
Conversation strategy
June 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Conversation strategy I’m okay. You are okay. Now let’s have a relaxed conversation. So many things would go so much smoother if we approached them this way. Much Love, Jonathan I write these Daily Doses because I know that my content does make a difference and helps people live better lives. So, if you know […]
The Seriousness Trap
June 23, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The Seriousness Trap Baseball player David Ortiz is retiring after this season. He seems to be enjoying his farewell tour. In a recent game, he hit a single and then gave the first base man a shoulder massage. Ortiz video Now obviously I don’t know what is going on in his head but here are a […]
Designed to contribute
June 7, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Designed to contribute I believe that every human is designed to contribute to others, to make a difference, and to be of value to others. This is where true happiness and well-being show up. What do you think would happen to the quality of your life if you intended to be of value to anyone […]
Just for the fun of it
June 12, 2015 by Leave a Comment
100 years from now, no one will care if you were successful or not successful, happy or not happy, lived adventurously or bored yourself to death. So in a cosmic sense it doesn’t really matter what you do with your life. But it does matter to the individual! (Wouldn’t you rather lead a happy and […]
