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All Else is Madness

July 1, 2011

“See if you can catch yourself complaining in either speech or thought, about a situation you find yourself in, what other people do or say, your surroundings, your life situation, even the weather. To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. It invariably carries an unconscious negative charge. When you complain, you make yourself a [...]

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The Practice of Noting What You Experience

June 22, 2011

“What we’re letting go of…is the old, self-critical inner voice, the old superego that’s so afraid of blowing it, afraid of making a mistake, afraid of looking like a fool.  That is not the same you’ll notice, as the impersonal inner witness, the practice of noting what you’re experiencing.  That’s the thing we’re trying to [...]

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How to Relax and Let Go of the Melodrama

June 20, 2011

I’m reading Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita, by Ram Dass.  I read spiritual and inspirational literature from many different genres.  I find this practice not only expands my heart, but centers it as well. In his book, Ram Dass talks about how we get caught in the divided territories inside ourselves:  “There’s the [...]

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Magical Thinking

June 17, 2011

Do I believe in some sort of magic?  If I do this then that will happen?  If I am good enough, generous enough, spiritual enough, then all good things will happen to me, and if I’m not, then bad things will happen? Sometimes I feel the magical thinking bubble up in me.  I believe it [...]

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Going Deep

June 7, 2011

So many things pulling at me–good things, interesting things, scary things  (scary because they are new and they ask me to stretch beyond my comfort zone). I could easily become overwhelmed. I notice my tendency to flit from one good thing to another–avoiding going deep in any.  In this way, perhaps, I resist challenging myself.  [...]

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How to Be Happy

June 6, 2011
Compassion Creates Happiness

“If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion.” Dalai Lama Such a simple instruction, isn’t it?  And yet, and yet…how often do we fail?  How often do I fail? Compassion is a practice.  We can’t expect to be compassionate if we don’t intentionally, with full attention, [...]

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A Tad Tetchy

May 23, 2011

I am a tad tetchy today.  I’m a bit off my game.  My routines have been disrupted.  While I know about the impermanence of life, I still get knocked off balance  at times when things don’t go according to my expectations.  Life always gives me opportunity to practice letting go of expectations and assumptions. I’m [...]

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Creature of Habit

May 10, 2011

“The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he’s in prison.”  Fyodor Dostoevsky I didn’t bring in the horses from pasture this morning, someone else did.  When I went to check on them later in the morning, I saw that Gee’s stall door was wide open.  I [...]

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One Cannot Fly Into Flying

May 4, 2011

  “He who would learn to fly one day must first learn to stand and walk and run and climb and dance; one cannot fly into flying.”  Friedrich Nietzche Practice, practice, practice:  the only way to fly. Related Posts:Believe Impossible ThingsLife UrgeLife Abounds

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3-2-1 Shadow Process

April 28, 2011

I mentioned, yesterday, that I want to be more intentional and consistent in doing my shadow work.  I told you I’d share with you a technique I use to do the work.  It’s simple and can be done in a few minutes.  I often find resistance as I’m doing it but almost always feel an [...]

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