Things that make you go Hmmmm

We can’t adjust course much less make sense of the last new thing before the next new thing comes along.

Maybe we shouldn’t try to.

Yes, we continue to care about things. I am not saying to move into a state of denial — but I am choosing an alternative to watching the news all day in a state of paralysis when I could be attending to real people,... See more

One of the smartest thinkers on the subject is an author named Sonya Renee Taylor. She argues that self-love is our natural condition. Babies, she says, don’t enter the world criticizing their thighs. They learn to do that via our toxic culture.

Next time you notice yourself in a toilet vortex of self-recrimination, bring to mind this slogan from... See more

The American culture has two biases that border on taboos. One is the bias/taboo against dwelling on negatives. We're trained to respond with a positive statement: a reassurance, discounting the problem or voicing a solution.

The second is that every problem has a solution that's within reach of everyone. This manifests the "can do" spirit: if... See more

If you try to use spiritual healing to solve practical issues without doing any of the practical work, you'll feel like a failure, like you have some deep-rooted spiritual inadequacy that keeps you from thriving.

It's not true. It's not true.

When you learn how to do the practical parts of business, it helps to highlight where you do need healing,... See more

Ever had that friend who’s nice but makes you feel guilty if you don’t comply? Or that family member who "just wants what’s best for you" by making you doubt every decision you make?

That’s not care. That’s control.

Pull back and say, "What are the messages, and what are the stories that no one has an incentive to tell?" and start telling yourself those, and see if any of your decisions change. That's one simple way - you can never get out of the pattern of thinking in terms of stories, but you can improve the extent to which you think in stories and make some... See more