There is too much. Too much noise. Too much input. Too much urgency. Too much toomuchness. The temptation is to try harder. To do more. To get ahead …
Backwards Orientation
Sometimes everything looks wrong. It looks backwards. Like I am trapped in a reflection. The problem isn’t my effort. It’s my orientation. I’m facing …
Re-orientation Is Always Available
There’s a myth in survival systems. That change comes once a year. That reflection belongs to calendar turns. That re-orientation requires a dramatic …
Routine …
Some thoughts don’t need to be solved. They need to be softened. … …
Spoons
Most of my truths are too big to take in all at once. They require a smaller tool. One made for contact, not change. Spoons uncover. They invite me to …
Closer to Right (CtR)
I wanted to get it right. Nailed down. Buttoned up. Proof I knew what I was doing. I called it determination. It was control. The loop of needing to …
My Preference is to Judge
I judge. I don’t want to pretend I don’t. That would be another kind of performance. The goal to be neutral, non-judgmental, peaceful. In the …
Easier to Give Than It Is to Receive
Advice is easier to give than it is to receive. That’s my first clue that I’m not trying to connect. I’m trying to solve. I want to be useful. I want …
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If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying
That’s what they said. I think they wanted to motivate me. It felt like they were trying to inspire me. To keep going. If you’re not growing, you’re …
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Abundance Isn’t the Answer
Abundance is the problem. I get the sentiment. The abundance crowd means well. They want more choices, more energy, more access. More yes. Less no …
But Wait, There’s More
That’s the line. Always delivered right before we thought it was over. But wait. There’s more. It sounds like a gift. It’s a trap. I didn’t ask for …
But That’s Not All
You can’t have it all. As if “all” is a fixed thing. Frames the problem as volume, not clarity. The issue with “all” isn’t that it’s too big. It’s …