True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. Wrote Rick Warren in The Purpose-Driven Life, where it appears as part of Day 19, “Cultivating Community.” When you have “thinking of yourself” block or filter …
If you have a problem keeping your word… Part 2
I am finding out that you’ve been thinking in terms of to-do lists to get things done. I find to-do lists daunting. The biggest problem with to-do lists is that it kills the spirit in things. The second biggest problem …
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Is it worth it? Is it worth the bother, the effort, the work?
I had an insight yesterday. One of the reasons people don’t like to try new things is because they cannot judge whether they can do it or not. Whether it will be easy or not. Whether it will be pleasant … Continue reading “Is it worth it? Is it worth the bother, the effort, the work?”
It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble, It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so
Concepts are the part of beliefs that make beliefs not changeable.
All the “gurus” who promise you to help you get rid of your beliefs are liars. They are selling you oceanfront property in landlocked Montana.
And you are buying them.
But Tree of Life words, your internal conversation can easily be seen as untrue or b.s. or a lie.
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Why your brain doesn’t make you a winner… Or is your brain to blame?
I just had one of the most productive Sunday Rant call ever… and I just finished the third book in the Freak series, Think Like a Freak. Because it is about thinking, and because it is about frames it is … Continue reading
Undeclared commitments: what is under the hood
My horoscope often tells me what I should be dealing with, either for myself, or for you and me. This is the horoscope I received in my email box today, from Rob Brezsny: VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): If you were … Continue reading → Related Posts: Second Phase: How Bilocation Saved My Life Signs, God, […]
What is the purpose of life… and how to live it on Life’s terms?
In my quest to find like-minded people, who want to better humanity, I am watching videos, and am exposed the feelings of the speaker, commentator, or whoever is in the video.
What prompted this article is a bout of weeping… for no reason.
I am sitting here examining the context inside which this happened, and I Have had no reason to be sad, to weep.
So I ask, somewhat late, this usual question: is this mine? The answer is NO. Does this belong to one of my students? no. one of my readers? no. to the speaker on the video? yes.
Now, this was today. But whenever I watch a sales video… or maybe even read a sales email…
I get the feeling of the person who wrote it.