Self-Mastery
A Case, And Some Space, For Introversion
“Telling an introvert to go to a party is like telling a saint to go to Hell.” ~ Criss Jami Ah the guilt, and sometimes shame, we feel as introverts … Why? Because we get replenished by being in our own space and our own energy instead of that of the group (as extroverts do)? Why does…
Read MoreSelf-Love, Being Your Own Best Friend – And All This In A Non-Creepy Way
“Lift up the self by the SelfAnd don’t let the self droop down,For the Self is the self’s only friendAnd the self is the Self’s only foe.” ~ Bhagavad Gita 6:5 A mindf**k, maybe, nevertheless true. So, we must find a way to pick ourselves up. And a way to stop laying ourselves flat, kicking ourselves when we’re…
Read MoreThe Irony Of Religion
“The irony of religion is that because of its power to divert man to destructive courses, the world could actually come to end. The plain fact is, religion must die for mankind to live.” Bill Maher, Religulous As a Buddhist sage once said to Nobel Laureate Richard P. Feynman: ‘To every man is given the key…
Read MoreSelfishness and The Airplane Rule
There is a reason the flight crew is directed to instruct you that, in the case of an emergency, do not be a martyr: put your own mask on before helping someone else. How does the genius of this request not make it past customs? Here are some of the next-level insights it imparts: 1.…
Read MoreThe Truth About Power.
“Knowing others is perspective, but knowing one’s own self is enlightened; conquering others shows strength, but conquering one’s self shows true power.” Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching This is why we do the work. Why I do the work: Power. That’s right: not for ethical, moral, or some other socially acceptable reasons – that is, not first…
Read MoreCheck Yourself.
“I have learned that a man has the right to look down on somebody, only when he is helping him to get up.” Gabriel García Márquez Of course this truth applies equally to you, and so: you have the right to look down on yourself, only when you are helping yourself to get up. Remember…
Read MoreInterview With Marie Forleo: On The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind
Marie Forleo Interview: How To Re-Program Your Subconscious Mind To Get What You Want So … I did a little video on Tuesday. Actually, Marie Forleo, multi-passionate entrepreneur, business coach and so much more, (recently featured on Oprah’s Super Soul Sunday), did a little video in which I had the honor of appearing. …
Read MoreNon-resistance
“Nothing on Earth can resist an absolutely non-resistant person.” It’s true. Think about air. Think about water. Think about being like that. Now by ‘that’ I don’t mean passive, or complacent, or inactive; not necessarily anyway. This isn’t a blanket statement to, in the face of injustice for example, just stand by and watch. This…
Read MoreThe Oracle Answers: Finding the Gold. Starting Now.
FIRST PROVOCATION: List 8 reasons why you want what you want. Why do you want the new job? the relationship? the sweater? Is it because you want to earn more? because you want to start a family? because it looks so good on you? Or, is it because you hate your boss? because being on…
Read MoreThe Oracle Answers: Thinking in Freedom. Aligning with Self.
FIRST PROVOCATION: If you knew you couldn’t fail, and you had an endless supply of money, what would you be, do, and/or have?’ You know the expression ‘to think outside the box’? Normally ‘the box’ refers to convention, and the expression means to think outside of convention, or to think unconventionally. Well here, the box…
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