Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, Nontoxic Positivity, and More
But each step gets you from here to there. One of my favorite phrases comes from Lao Tzu. It’s this: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” But to some degree I prefer this alternative translation: “The journey of a thousand miles begins beneath one’s feet.” In both instances, the notion is that to get from any Point A to Point B, you must take steps. Every. Single. Individual. Step. Counts. It’s impossible to get from
It feels like it’s a lot. And it is, but also not so much. The idea of news media was that they could help us all see and understand the happenings of the world around us. Local news covered your city, maybe your state. National news covered the whole nation; international news the world. Then we got CNN and the 24-hour news cycle. After that, we got the internet. Before long, you could know anything, anywhere across the globe, more
After all, you’re the only one who can walk it. I’ve never been exactly normal. Nope. Over the years, I’ve made choices and decisions that have caused some of my friends and family to wonder what is going through my head. Hell, to be honest, there have been plenty of times I’ve questioned that. Probably part of why I’ve been in and out of therapy for most of my life. But the truth is, I never belonged on the paths
Some seriously woke (but important) stuff here. Many members of the animal kingdom act on instinct. Once upon a time, long ago, human beings were equally as attuned to their inherent instincts as the rest of the world’s animals. Over time – and I mean tens of thousands of years – we’ve allowed our big brains to apply more reason and logic to the world. I’m not going to get into the science, but this is why human beings are
Knowledge is power; but not knowing can be empowering. I love learning. There is always something new to be learned in this world. Long after formal schooling, I find researching and learning new things lights me up and excites me. Everyone is constantly learning. That’s because of this truth: Change is the one and only constant in the universe. Change happens, and it happens all the time. You’ve changed. Maybe a little, maybe a lot, but undoubtedly, you’ve changed. You
Failing and positivity are not as removed as you might think. I’m currently reading a truly fascinating book about the many nuances of failure. It’s called Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well by Amy C. Edmondson. I’m less than halfway through this book, but it’s already opened some interesting channels in my mind. Modern society tends to look at failure as a negative. To fail is to screw up, be lesser, look bad, and the like. Most
A schedule is about more than time management; it’s also about balance. There’s a lot on my mind today. As I sit here and ponder it, I realize there are three levels to my thinking. The first is global. What in the actual hell is going on out there? Like, how did we get here? Why are those who have the power to fix it unwilling to? How can there be so much shortsightedness to it all? But, of course,
The positivity in being here now is huge. I used to give way, way too much attention to the past and the future. Frequently, I’d look back at all the things I did, the choices I did and didn’t make, and the mistakes along the way. While this often colored new choices and decisions, it more often created paralysis, leaving me standing at this crossroads or that, unmoving, not choosing. Similarly, I used to fret about the future. What if
Spoiler Alert: They’re all within you. For the most part, control is an illusion. Yet many people strive for it, demand it, push it, force it, and worse. Whether it’s something tangible or intangible, lots of people have issues with control. Some control outside of yourself is genuine. If you’re behind the wheel of a car, you’re controlling it. Holding a gun, sword, bow, spoon – you’re controlling what it does. Notice what these both have in common – you
Nontoxic positivity is the other side of the coin. Sometimes it feels like everywhere you turn there’s something negative that comes up. It feels like it’s all too easy to find things that make you angry, annoyed, scared, flustered, and downright unhappy. Life is never going to be all sunshine, lollipops, joy, and rainbow sprinkles. Shit happens. We all have negativity rear its ugly head. Someone does something upsetting, the government fails to protect the people, you wake up with
