This is from “The Vortex,” a book by Esther and Jerry Hicks: Whenever you criticize, or push against, anything, you hold yourself outside of your Vortex. Flawed premises hold people outside of…
Category: Personal Growth
“Confused Mess” vs. “Having it Going On”
I have an ongoing preoccupation with the “aligned-ness” of my thoughts. That is, I think a lot about how my thoughts feel to me. This is very helpful, as it is helping…
Leave Everyone Else Out
None of you came forth with the intention of listening to anyone outside of you. Every one of you knew that life would cause you to expand, and that that expanded being…
Making Peace with What Is
For the past month or so, I’ve gotten to go back to the cafe, where I have been wont to go for quite a long time and “bliss out.” This generally involves…
The Empire Building of A Young Schwarzenegger
I am currently reading Arnold Schwarzenegger’s autobiography “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story,” a book with a title as big as the man himself. I’m still in the first part of…
Stumbling My Way To Clarity
In the past, when I heard about highly successful people and their ideas, a curious thing often happened. I was constantly studying success because I believed it would help me be happy…
Progress is Inevitable
This morning at the cafe I was writing about yesterday’s triumphant running experience which, to summarize, was my third time running 20 miles, yet my first truly satisfying 20-mile running experience. As…
The Blog Where I Throw Rocks At Myself
A couple of days ago, my mom, a writer herself, made a nice comment on one of my early posts (You can look at it here , yes the post, and my…
My Daily Blog Meditation
Last night, as I sat down to start writing my blog post, I noticed that I was rather distracted, that my thinking was unclear, and that I was resistant to writing. Happily,…
Look After Your Own Happiness
My exploration into happiness is showing me again and again how important it is that we look after our own happiness. In other words, if we want to be happy, we need…