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I am lovable, accepted, beautiful, forgiven.

I am supported by Life. I am neither lonely nor abandoned in the Universe. All of Life supports me every moment of the day and night. Everything I need for a fulfilling life is already provided for me. There is enough breath to last me for as long as I shall live. The earth is supplied with an abundance of food. There are millions of people to

Given the sheer amount of media available to any person with an internet connection, we have no shortage of “witnesses” to atrocity. Forcing people to behold injustice is not enough. Nor is the goal to simply generate a reaction—any reaction—to injustice; such noise can easily become a passing clamor. The goal is to pull people into an active

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

In The Biology of Art, zoologist Desmond Morris tells of an experiment in introducing the “profit motive” to apes. The first step was teaching them to be artists and to produce drawings and paintings that were decidedly lovely. Once their “art” was established, he began to “pay” them, rewarding them with peanuts for their work. Under the reward

A systems-first mentality provides the antidote. When you fall in love with the process rather than the product, you don’t have to wait to give yourself permission to be happy. You can be satisfied anytime your system is running