Explorations of Conscious Reality Creation, Mindfulness, and Other Matters
They say that familiarity breeds contempt. Whether you apply this to a person, a place, or a thing, it tends to ring true. This is where the comfort zone exists. It is familiarity, it is the known, and it provides us with a sense of ease and contentment. If we get too comfortable, change becomes that much harder. Change is, of course, inevitable. Familiarity is not necessarily a bad thing. But too much time with the familiar leaves us feeling
Comfort zones are both comforting, and comfortable. It is within our comfort zones that we know what to expect. They are familiarity, they are the known. A comfort zone is like a luxurious down blanket, soothing and warming. Nobody likes to step out of their comfort zones. The unknown is outside of them, and the unknown can be intimidating, scary, unexpected, and downright terrifying. So it should come as no surprise that the only way to truly grow in this
We all have our personal demons. They manifest in different ways, sometimes they are subtle, sometimes overt. They are the things that keep us from going to the places we wish to go in life. Personal demons can manifest as the devil on your shoulder, the voice inside your head telling you that you’re not good enough, smart enough, worthy or deserving. Brain weasels or brain squirrels, whichever rodent you identify, are another manifestation of the personal demon. This can
When taking a stand, it is important to be for rather than against. Why does that matter? Because when you are for a thing, you are proactive and working on action. When you are against a thing, you are reactive, and usually working with inaction. Carl Jung said, “What you resist not only persists, but will grow in size.” Consciousness creates reality. Because of this truth, when we stand against a thing, since that is where all of our focus
Standing up for what is right is not always the easiest choice. But it is still a good choice. In the medieval reenactment game I have been playing for almost 27 years now, there is currently a leader, a “King”, who has been openly racist, and continually taking inappropriate actions regularly. In a society where most of the people I know are open, welcoming, and otherwise decent to one another, this is a terrible disappointment. A friend of mine took
Savor the moment. Be grateful, and excited, and enjoy it, here and now. As you are reading this my annual vacation is drawing to an end. I have been enjoying a week of rest and relaxation with friends and chosen family, unwinding and de-stressing. Fun, good company, and an opportunity to hit the reset button. Rather than become bummed out that my vacation is over, though, I am going to savor the moment. From there, I am going to take
When was the last time you allowed yourself real rest and relaxation? I am not talking about sleep, or a little weekend escape, I mean actual, factual relaxation and resting from your responsibilities? Modern society frowns on taking breaks. We have this incessant need to go go go, and anybody who doesn’t reflect that is either lazy, entitled, or otherwise not contributing to the greater good. Is that total bullshit, or what? Yes, the human body needs to rest. Sleep
Everybody needs a chance to hit the reset button. Whether it is merely for a few minutes, a night, or an extended vacation, hitting the reset button is essential to our wellbeing. We might have things that need to be done on a regular basis, but we still need to rest and relax from time to time. That is what it means to hit the reset button. Despite negative connotations in the idea of rest and relaxation, such as slacking
Change is opportunity. Since change is inevitable, and we can choose to embrace change or not, we get to decide if it is bad luck…or an opportunity. How does this work? Change is opportunity because it is a chance for something new and different. It might be a fresh start, it might be a shift, great or small, that can be used to take on a new direction or do different things. I believe that if more people saw change
Embracing change, rather than resisting it, serves us best. Nobody denies that change is scary. Humans seek comfort, be it in our homes, relationships, clothing, foods we consume, and so forth. There is a certain level of comfort in the familiar. As such, when that which we are used to changes, it can be extremely disconcerting. Like it or not, change will occur. That is the nature of the universe. Change is a constant. Embracing change, therefore, will smooth any