You Only Must Prove Yourself to Yourself

Make yourself a judgment-free zone. There is an idea permeating the collective consciousness that is, frankly, wrong. That’s the idea that we’re all in competition with one another. What this implies we’re competing for is utter bullshit. It starts with the competition for material things. That to be acceptable, to be worthy, you must have certain things. This car, that outfit, those kinds of items, and whatnot. Worse, however, is the utterly false implication that we’re in competition for the

Your Ego Isn’t Your True Self

Recognizing this is important to claiming your power. There is only one person inside of your head, heart, and soul. That would be you. Only you can think your thoughts, feel your feelings, intend your intentions, choose your approach, and take your actions. Obvious, right? Not so much. The entire anti-woke movement misses this. If they didn’t, they’d recognize and acknowledge that being woke – awake and aware – is far better than being asleep at the switch or allowing

The Approach You Take to Anything and Everything is Your Choice

You decide how you approach life, the universe, and everything. Let’s be blunt here. We live in some crazy, distressing, utterly uncertain times. How this is where we are is completely infuriating and scary. Getting out of this current collective consciousness is going to take a lot of work on the part of each of us, individually. You can’t think, feel, intend, or act for anyone else. Period. The only person you can control is yourself. You alone can know,

You Alone Can Know Who You Are

Only you can get inside your mind and be who you desire to be. Everyone has their own way of doing things. Some people swear by this routine or that practice and tell you it’s the One True Way. Maybe what they do will work for you, too. Maybe. But there are no guarantees. That’s because who you are is not who they are. No two people are the same. Alike? Sure. The same? No. Every single person on Planet

Thank You, Universe

Gratitude is always a force for good. I know that I’m incredibly fortunate. I have an amazing wife, a crazy but loving family, awesome friends, and acquaintances; I wouldn’t trade them for anything. A comfortable home, a great car, and amazing potential and possibilities available to me. I have amazing people, places, and things both tangible and intangible in my life that I’m deeply, hugely, tremendously thankful for. I’m not trying to brag, I just want to express gratitude. I’m

Your Comfort Zone Might Be a Lie

Finding and/or creating change is tied directly to this. What is a comfort zone? Often, it’s not a place that’s actually comfortable. No, frequently a comfort zone is a place that’s familiar, known, and relatively stable for you. Your comfort zone can be mental, emotional, spiritual, or physical. Mentally, it might be an ideal, a truth, a belief you cling to (even in the face of it being uncomfortable or disprovable). Emotionally, it might be a feeling or love, connection,

Stillness, Reflection, and Positivity

Ideas to deal with the madness of the world. I recently finished reading Stillness Is the Key by Ryan Holiday. Having recently completed Ego is the Enemy by Holiday, I was intrigued when this appeared on my Kindle screen. In Mr. Holiday, I have found a kindred spirit. Both of these books spoke to me in much the same way I strive to speak to you. Plain English, simple concepts, no promises or pretenses. Just a presentation of ideas that

Before You Love Yourself, Learn to Like Yourself

This step is often skipped. You and I live in a quick-fix society. Everywhere you look, there are life-hacks, shortcuts, the latest pill for weight-loss, cryptocurrency for instant wealth, and so on. Society almost always focuses on the end goal. To be respected, to be seen as someone, to shine, you must achieve. There must be a visible success you can point to. Fail to achieve, and all that you are gets called into question. The problem with the quick-fix,

It’s Not Really All Going to Shit

Apply practical mindfulness to see where you are and what you can do. Spend any time watching the news or scrolling through social media, and chances are you’ll feel awful. The latest surreal act on the part of the Trump administration, the not-so-Supreme Court’s support of their BS, and the spinelessness and corruption in Congress are just depressing and/or infuriating as fuck. If you spend any time at all focused on this, you probably feel like it’s all going to

Stay The Course or Find a New Path?

An ill-defined line understood only through stillness and mindfulness. No matter who you are, what you do, or where you come from, you’re always experiencing things. This happens both passively and actively. I’ve said for years that there are three primary ways to choose to live your life. They are: Nobody chooses only one of the above. Everyone will flit from one to the other to the other from time to time. There are also additional variations for how to

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