You Are NOT Your Story...

You Are NOT Your Story...

I've discovered that all human beings have a story about themselves. Much of this story is unconscious, and some of it is conscious. Our story is stored in the body / mind and is largely made up of two categories:

1. Past events and situations. 
2. Perceptions about those events and situations.

When we are born, all of us are born into the context of someone else's story. This history (story rooted in the past) begins with our parents' stories. Our parents' history is the sum of the events and situations they experienced, and the perceptions about themselves based upon their conscious and unconscious perceptions of those events and situations.

Why Many Are Traumatized With The Recent U.S. Election Results...

Why Many Are Traumatized With The Recent U.S. Election Results...

When we accuse someone of being evil or wrong for their political views that may differ from ours, we are using accusation to try to make ourselves feel justified and safe. This is the bedrock of manipulative behavior that is all too often used in religion and politics.

Whenever we use language of accusation against someone for their political views, we unconsciously disrupt their nervous system leading to a reaction in them which leads to further reaction in us.

Although we may not intend this, when we label people as wrong or evil for their political persuasions, we invalidate their sensitivities and concerns. This can be traumatizing on an individual basis, and also on a collective basis.

What My Invitation To The White House Taught Me...

What My Invitation To The White House Taught Me...

It is our voice and presence that ultimately matters. It's how we show up to our day, to our relationships, and how we show up to our important work that truly makes a difference in the world and shapes our nation. Don't allow anyone to suggest otherwise. Don’t be distracted or discouraged by the illusion of someone else gaining power over you. No mater what transpires in our national elections today, you are always running your world and that is the only world that matters.

Don't Show Up To A Potluck Empty handed...

Don't Show Up To A Potluck Empty handed...

Have you ever been invited to a potluck? If you have, you know that it can be a lot of fun trying all the different dishes that each person brings. Some dishes you will naturally enjoy more than others because everyone has different tastes and preferences. When everyone brings a dish, the feast is abundant.

Did you know that relationships and connection with others is like a potluck, so to speak? 

Most people are dissatisfied with their level and quality of relational connections (lonely) precisely because they keep showing up to the potluck of life empty handed. 

Pro Tip 24: Become A Steady Response to Life Instead of A Dramatic Series of Reactions...

Pro Tip 24: Become A Steady Response to Life Instead of A Dramatic Series of Reactions...

For the vast majority of people on this planet, their personas, their preferences, their likes and dislikes, their opinions, their love affairs, their beliefs, and even their own personal identifications, are all a series of conscious and mostly unconscious reactions to the past. Reacting to the past simply perpetuates the past. In order to create something new, we must learn how to go beyond the past.