Posts Tagged ‘choice’
The Grass Is Greener …
“The grass is greener where you water it.” ~Neil Barringham The grass is greener where you water it. It may always be greener on the other side because human beings are irrevocably dissatisfied and fickle – maybe; but it is definitely always greener where it’s been watered. Remember that, when you find yourself coveting another patch:…
Read MoreWounds.
“What do sad people have in common? It seems they have all built a shrine to the past and often go there and do a strange wail and worship. What is the beginning of happiness? It is to stop being so religious like that.” ~ Hafiz ‘It is to stop being so religious like…
Read MoreForgiving and Forgetting: Part Two
“Find exemplary examples.” ~ Catherine Collautt, Ph.D. My last post, Forgiving and Forgetting: Part One, you may have found to be, ‘a hard one’ – simply by virtue of the fact that it was on forgiveness. Forgiveness is hard because of the level it asks us to engage with life on; one we often spend…
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 MoreInnoncence v. Ignorance v. Cynicism
“Ignorance is not knowing anything and being attracted to the good. Innocence is knowing everything, and still being attracted to the good.” Clarissa Pinkola-Estes We tend to think that ‘ignorance is bliss’, because increased knowledge inevitably brings with it increased sorrow, pain, and despondency; and that innocence, while beautiful perhaps, is essentially a state of…
Read MoreDoing The Right Thing
What is the right thing to do? We want to do the right thing. And I’m not necessarily talking about the ethical or moral thing. We can be a little more gritty, a little more earthly – a little more personal than that. When I say we want to do the right thing, I mean:…
Read MoreThe Oracle Answers: Face the Fear. Syphon its Power.
FIRST PROVOCATION: What is the WORST thing that could happen if you made the wrong choice (or failed, or didn’t get what you wanted)? (Choose the most appropriate phrasing for your desire, and the way you articulated it.) If you’ve ever had a session with me, you know that I ask this question a lot:…
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