#457 – What's possible when you stop responding to other people's Egos?How many times have you agreed with what someone––out of their Ego’s fear––believed?As a coach, I learned to notice when I might be colluding with a client’s Ego or Ghosts.For exa...

#455 – What happens when you love those who hurt you?Loving your enemies is revolutionary. It moves you from “I can’t be happy because they hurt me” to “I’m happy because I feel only love.”It also sets you free.When my son was thr...

#455 – What if the only way through is gratitude?Feelings of injustice always come from the Ego. It wants you to clench your fists and reject reality.That was me these past few days. I wanted to take my son’s case public, to seek legal assistance — s...

#454 – What do you make of what happens to you?The same Ego arrogance that makes you think you can control your life's outcomes, makes you certain that you understand the world.Well, you don't. No one does, because the world––life––is not understanda...

#453 – How do your well-intentioned suggestions impact people?I'm tired of myself––well, of my Ego. Always meddling, suggesting, "helping." The truth is, it wants to be in charge because, in its exhausting arrogance, it believes its way is the O...

#452 –Where's your line between perfection and commitment?Committing to your talents is one thing. Becoming precious and perfectionist about them is another. Where the former tends to your True Self, the latter marches at your Ego’s command.The last...

#451 – What are you telling yourself when you justify your actions?Every time you explain your reasons to act, think, or be a certain way, you're telling yourself you're being tested––judged, assessed. That at any time you could be kicked out.Th...

#450 – But how do you actually de-trigger your Ego?If there's one thing your Ego and mine love, it's to be triggered. That means it gets at the helm and fulfill its dream of being in charge.But while being triggered may feel empowering and energizing...

#449 – What can you solve by restricting?One thing is to abstain from engaging in the compulsive behavior that harms you. A different thing is to restrict and shrink, to make your life smaller so that (what you identify as) your problems shrink away....

#448 – What's so fulfilling about challenging tasks?Challenging tasks feel fulfilling, not because they’re hard, but because they give us what we crave: choice, growth, and connection.Yesterday, in my morning pages, I wondered why my current AI job f...