The Backward Step
This practice—of never assuming an experience you have is the whole story—will support you in a life of open possibility and equanimity. When we obsessively focus on these events, they may appear catastrophic. But they’re just a small aspect of a larger life, and the further you zoom back, the smaller each experience becomes. Zoom in and obsess. Zo
... See moreRick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Can you learn to enjoy the process as the end in itself, not the means?
In the beginning, the dissonance between the scale of your aspirations and the reality of your days will riddle you with anxiety. You will be tempted to strip the unknown of its surprises and travel to the future: What if my customers churn? What if a competitor introduces a be... See more
In the beginning, the dissonance between the scale of your aspirations and the reality of your days will riddle you with anxiety. You will be tempted to strip the unknown of its surprises and travel to the future: What if my customers churn? What if a competitor introduces a be... See more
Sari Azout • Check your Pulse #49
You ache for an opportunity to slip away to something new. Sometimes the great and wonderful goodness that is the invisible universe around us helps us by delivering a sudden change, one that marks a special turning point in our lives. In the film business they call it a plot point, when suddenly 20 minutes into the film something different happens
... See moreStuart Wilde • Infinite Self: 33 Steps to Reclaiming Your Inner Power
In the close-down, we move from ant-doing to eagle-perspective. We’ve stepped back, yet we have stayed connected to the task. This slightly detached middle ground is a valuable place to cultivate. From here, we can more clearly perceive what’s happening and gather good information to help us decide what to do next.
Pamela Kristan • Awakening in Time
Now our third step might be to go into a tall building and climb up onto the third-floor balcony and observe the traffic from there. Now it looks different; we can see the direction of it, which way it’s moving. We see that in a way it doesn’t have anything to do with us, it’s just going on.