Things that make you go Hmmmm

That is what a successful newsletter will be about—not marketing yourself, but obsessing. I obsess over writing and business, and I’ll never finish exploring it. To accelerate growth—to get more strangers onboard—focus on your particular weirdness. Write things in your newsletter that aren’t throwaway but that you consider part of your creative... See more

The problem was never information. The problem was that knowing things intellectually and actually integrating them into your decision-making are completely different processes.

I have a question. Why do we typically reserve the function of a “conscious” relationship for romantic shapes only?

I found the words that name the sickening song that has been playing in my shadows. I call it “Self As Drug” . The song goes like this:

I am valuable when I help others feel better.

I am responsible for regulating the emotions of people I love.

If I say no, I will hurt people.

If I set a boundary, I am betraying them.

If someone is hurting, I am... See more

If I could time travel, this is the seven-word lesson that I would tell the people-pleasing version of myself: "the wrong people should love you less ."

I would have told him that the people who can only love a filtered version of you aren't equipped to love the real you.

I would have explained that losing someone because you finally showed up... See more

We need to restore sanity by awakening the human spirit. We can achieve this only if we undertake the most challenging and meaningful work of our leader lives: Creating Islands of Sanity.

An Island of Sanity is a gift of possibility and refuge created by people’s commitment to form healthy community to do meaningful work. It requires sane leaders... See more

You have to decide that you're worth protecting—because if you refuse to trust your own discernment and set your own boundaries, you will set yourself up for unnecessary suffering.

If you can't tell anybody else "no," you'll run out of energy to tell yourself "yes."