One of the deep subconscious blocks we have to transforming our lives is the risk of the unknown. Specifically, the unknown risk that it’ll turn our lives upside-down. That’s because any changes we make within ourselves affects all of our closest personal relationships, and especially intimate relationships. For example, a few years into my spiritual…
First of all, I can’t lay claim to the brilliant pun in the subject line of this email. It’s the name of a book by Sean Stephenson (who was a truly amazing human being) which is all about eliminating excuses from our lives and choosing a path of success and happiness. His story is actually…
A while back I was at a satsang with Adyashanti and he said the following which really caught my attention: “The deeper the Truth, the easier it is to delude yourself with it.” When I shared this in our Facebook community, I was asked to explain further. It comes down to the way our minds…
A while back on Facebook, I wrote this comment: “Nobody is responsible for your own sadness except for you. Nobody is responsible for your fear except you. You are the only person responsible for any and all of your emotions… positive, negative, and everything in between.” To which James inquisitively replied: “Would you have said…
When I lived in Santa Cruz, sometimes when I went downtown to work, I would stop by the local bookstore to use their restroom. It’s one of the few places in Santa Cruz that actually has public restrooms. Well, I’d been using it for over a year, and kept thinking to myself: “I’m grateful that…
A few years back, I was asked a special favor: To write the main wedding reading for a couple whom I had never met. As I reflected on this request, a request in most cases I’d have denied (I simply don’t have the time or bandwidth to continually grant all the requests people make), this…
There are some experiences in your life that will stand out head-and-shoulders among the rest. 2012 definitely had one of them for me… I was at a retreat for the spiritual school I studied with, and one of our exercises is called “Life Practice.” It’s where we practice doing normal everyday activities. I say “practice,”…
Easier said than done, right? But what if it could really be that simple to stop worrying? Could just looking at a picture make worries go away? Probably not that simple. However, the premise is solid. Below is the image: After you’ve looked at it, I’d like to briefly expand on the real essence of…
If you want to manifest your heart’s desires, stop idealizing them. The more you idealize anything, the more you separate yourself from it. To explore this further, let’s start with a few definitions of the word “idealize…” “Exalted to an ideal perfection or excellence” “A portrayal of something as ideal” “To regard something as ideal”…
I grew up with an intense hatred of bees. Whenever they stung me, I would get a large welt. As soon as a bee came near, I’d panic… I’d try and swat it away… I’d run… I’d jump in a pool… Whatever it took to avoid being stung, I’d do it. I even remember one…
