#225 – How might you be defending yourself?This morning, the A Course In Miracles* lesson I read was, "If I defend myself, I am attacked."When a few hours later I was doing dishes, the idea came to me that I defend myself way more than I'm aware of....
#224 – If change is natural, why do we resist it?Life is, by definition, ongoing change. Call it evolution, if you'd like.Every day that passes, every minute, things are happening in our body and the world that make us and the world different from be...
#223 – Did your date meet your expectations?Even if you didn't go on a date last night, you've had that experience: you're so looking forward to an event and you have such high expectations, that the reality leaves you "meh."Behind all disappointment...
#222 – What's the true purpose of presents?As a kid, my parents' questions about what I wanted for my birthday or Christmas made me mad – "They should know what I want," I thought.Years later, when I realized I wasn't able to read my son's mind (surp...
#221 – Can we really afford to surrender?In the face of uncertainty, our Egos and Ghosts go full throttle. GHOST OF EXERTION/EXHAUSTION(Clapping, "chop, chop.")Do, do something, do more.GHOST OF NEED TO PROVE(Reading the Encyclopedia Britannica, line...
#220 – Is this resistance or your True Self saying no?Having the right answer to this question would save us all time, heartbreak, and headaches.In February of 2018, four months into my tenure at the global communication consulting firm in New Y...
#219 – How can we raise above the chaos?When we can't control external events, we may feel at the mercy of circumstances, not able to stop what we dislike or keep what we love.But there's one thing we can always do: remain in our full personal power,...
#218 – What can you do when the world is in shambles?With everything happening in the world these days, we can easily doubt the future.Or we can work on ourselves, within.We can work on lifting our own consciousness above the chaos and low energy of...
#217 – Is perfectionism a deeper layer of safety?When safety is our priority, we're not free: we're following rules set by the Ego and the 12 Money Ghosts.I'd already discovered how an obsession with financial safety was keeping me stuck in fear and...
#216 – How will obsessing with safety keep you stuck?A safety-first approach rooted in preventing risks and managing expectations – that's exactly the Ego's job description.To achieve its only goal – that you don't die –, it recruits a diverse c...