Get Unstuck in Life
OK. I want you to stop thinking of something. Don’t worry, it is not something that really matters to you, or something that you need to think about. I want you to stop thinking of ….. a CAMEL. What!! You thought of a camel, didn’t you?!! Why did you think of a camel even if you were …
Sam, Sara and Roy are enjoying watching the clouds.They watch the clouds as they pass. Calmly, silently. Sometimes hurried by a sudden gust of wind. They can hear the clouds whispering in their ears. Both the observed and the observers are calm, silent. Experience is flowing through them.Until Sam’s attention is caught by this cloud… …
An eighteen year old recently asked “I am 18 and I have ruined my life. What do I do?” Got me thinking… Let me see. I am 35. As far as I can remember, I have ‘ruined my life’ at least 6 times – once at 15, then at 17, 20, 30, 32, 34. In …
We have this assumption that being emotional is being irrational. Counter productive. Silly. And being rational is about being cool, calm…and most importantly – unemotional. This often creates a conflict where others blame us for being ‘too logical’, ‘cold’, ‘insensitive’. Can being emotional and rational go together? Can they be balanced? Yes! By understanding how …
Short answer: You cannot, unless you look at it in a totally different manner. We think that what we know exactly what we want. That we are pursuing a clear “goal” of success. Point A to point B! Simple! Right? If I work hard enough, long enough, then “I will become awesome”. There are so …
Do I really have to forgive people? No, you don’t. “Forgiveness” is muddled with confusion though. So it is helpful to be clear what it is and what it is not. There are 4 aspects: Hurt: When someone hurts you. You feel pain. You are angry. Especially if you cannot retaliate. Forgetting: Forgetting that the painful …