Karis – a better way of doing business I recently met the founders of Karis Properties in South Africa. Karis is a Greek word that means grace, or kindness, or love. And that is how Betsie and Andre run their business – with grace, kindness, and love. They are making the world a better place […]
Judging vs judgmental
October 22, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Judging vs Judgmental We can judge without being judgmental. Judging is forming an opinion or coming to a conclusion about someone or something. Judgmental tends to mean having an excessively critical point of view. For example – I can judge that I wouldn’t do business with a person based on what I’ve observed. I become […]
Free Solo – “Thank God that’s over”
October 19, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Free Solo – “Thank God that’s over” I recently saw the movie, Free Solo. It is about Alex Honnold and his quest to be the first person to free-solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. (Free soloing is climbing without ropes). After he succeeded, his girlfriend said, “Thank God that’s over.” When I heard that, […]
Step 1 in transformation
October 18, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Step 1 in transformation The first step in transforming any area of our lives is to first be grateful for what we already have. If we are not grateful, we are almost certain to be in resistance, scarcity, or self-condemnation. These things push us in the wrong direction. They move us away from transformation and […]
What is important to you?
October 14, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Trained in condemnation
October 2, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Trained in Condemnation The world had trained us to condemn (ourselves and others). Kids hear things like, “you are a bad boy or girl.” Schools emphasize what we got wrong. We have heard and said “bad” and “wrong” so many times. Consequently, we have learned to think in terms of good and bad and right […]
The opposite of maturity
October 1, 2018 by Leave a Comment
The Opposite of Maturity If we use indulgence as the opposite of maturity, then maturity can be defined as our ability to make wise choices due to our ability to delay gratification. Immaturity has us make a lot of poor choices because we want instant gratification without any thought to the long-term consequences. This has […]
We’ve all got our stories
September 25, 2018 by Leave a Comment
We’ve All Got Our Stories I’ve got a friend who is talented, kind, successful, loved, respected, appreciated, and blessed. And this friend also has a personality quirk that does not at all fit with the things mentioned in the previous sentence. I had wondered about this incongruity and then I learned his back story. Instantly, […]
Relationship between gratitude and scarcity
September 15, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Relationship Between Gratitude and Scarcity Any time that we are not grateful, we are basically saying that this is not enough. And, “not enough” is scarcity talk. In addition to all the other benefits of gratitude, gratitude also takes us out of scarcity and into sufficiency and even abundance. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out […]
Celebrating Wins Makes Us Winners
September 10, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Celebrating Wins Makes Us Winners It is so valuable and so nourishing to celebrate our wins. It brings up our energy, enthusiasm, and enjoyment of life. And when we don’t celebrate, we are taking ourselves for granted – which hurts. Celebrate your wins. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose […]
