Memory Blocks
You get stuck trying to solve the past problem in the present, not the present problem in the now.
awareness
Value Decisions
You likely work for an organization or company that has “company values.” That is to say, somewhere on the company website is a set of high-minded words that the company asserts are what guide its actions and decision making. Do the decisions that get made demonstrate that? Is there harmony between the values as professed, … Read more
Living Values
You understand the power that values have in your life. They shape how you act, how you perceive the world. You live your values every day. They operate as filters on what you see as possibilities and actions. If you’re not happy with where you are or who you are, then what values are dominating? … Read more
Conditioning
Many of your beliefs and habits are at best semi-conscious. You learned them at a time when you had little ability to be critical and discerning of the programming you received.
Awareness of Beliefs
If you frequently say things are “bad,” what belief or beliefs are doing the judging?
Is that a belief that still serves you? Might there be another, more powerful one you could support instead?
This is a powerful exercise to uncover and challenge “legacy” beliefs, things you carry around simply because someone you couldn’t say no to stuck you with them.
You’ll find that, upon awareness and examination, some of your legacy beliefs still hold value for you and serve you well.
You’ll almost certainly find some that only work to limit your happiness and potential.
Squeezed
What comes out of an orange when you squeeze it?
What comes out of you when you’re squeezed?
Bigger than Any Problem
You are bigger than any problem that occurs in your life. There are a lot of problems that don’t feel that way. Problems that feel as big as the world, sometimes. How can you really be bigger than all that mess? What’s the real problem? You, like most humans, make space in your head for … Read more
Fog Lights
Being Aware of the Fog This is a continuation of The Fog. It’s about those moments, where the anger, or fear, or stress descend like a fog. You’ve made an Intention to change, and reflected on what that change will be and how that change serves you positively. Now, let’s look at the next step. … Read more
Wrong
You’ve probably told yourself you did something “wrong” already this week. Perhaps even today. It’s a word that gets used fairly often. Wrong is typically the opposite of “right,” sometimes the opposite of “correct” or “proper.” It’s “just” a word, so why talk about it? Meaning All words carry meaning beyond their dictionary definitions. “Wrong” … Read more
Coping and Decisions
Do you struggle at times to see more than one or two options for a decision? You’re likely stuck in a coping mental state, and it’s blocking your thinking. No? Filters Coping states of mind block your ability to consider any solution that doesn’t match that state. It’s a filter that you don’t realize is … Read more