Harsh Judgmental Self-Perception An anorexic person can look at you or me and make an accurate assessment about our size. But when they look at themselves, they are no longer seeing with their eyes. They are seeing with their mental construct of themselves, their self-image. And, that mental construct says that they are huge. This […]
Beyond books
July 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Beyond Books I had a discussion today with some friends about the books that had impacted our lives. Everyone had different favorites. That’s the beauty of books – there’s always the right book for the right situation, that will provide us with what we need. And, these books have a miraculous way of finding us. […]
Thinking of reasons to fully engage or to not fully engage
July 23, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Thinking of Reasons to Fully Engage or to Not Fully Engage We are either thinking of reasons why we shouldn’t fully engage (now’s not a good time, when ____ happens then I’ll engage, I’ll start tomorrow, and the like) or we are thinking of reasons why we should fully engage (I’m worth it, this […]
Of course, I’ll be there (not)
July 20, 2018 by Leave a Comment
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 […]
Reasons to divide or reasons to connect
July 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The confusion about forgiveness
July 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The Confusion About Forgiveness Forgiveness is a huge thing for our peace of mind, our quality of life, our happiness, and our capacity to be blessed. However, people often have a hard time forgiving. This is because of a fundamental misunderstanding about what it means to forgive. Forgiveness is something we do for ourselves not […]
No curses accepted here
July 17, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Believing our own thinking
July 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Believing our own thinking What would happen if we started to believe our own thinking less often? So much of our thinking is about limitation, reasons why not, self-doubt, and self-flagellation. Usually when we catch other people thinking that way, we know that it is garbage but then when it is our own thinking, we […]
The ease of kindness
July 13, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Under the influence
July 12, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Under the Influence If we were to drink several shots of tequila, we would not have any choice about whether we were impacted or not. We would be under the influence. The same is true when we habitually tell ourselves lousy stories. We don’t have any choice about it, we will be negatively impacted by […]
