#440 – Why is the Ghost of Clinging to Useless Possessions so clingy?If it were up to the Ghost of Clinging to Useless Possessions, you'd still have in your closet that dress you got in London in 1991, your baby's first sneakers, and every grudg...

#439 – What conditions do you need to ease your grip on life?When control is your default mode, triggered is your state. Because nothing ever goes as planned, there's always a reason for edginess.A couple nights ago, I was reading in bed while the he...

#438 – What do your talents need from you?How many times have you abandoned your talent just because it didn't feel "productive?" Because you couldn't "monetize" it (I hate that word)? Because it'd lead you nowhere? Perhaps your answer, like min...

#437 – What can you learn when you break your Ego-imposed rules?In the face of anxiety, your Ego acts out. Sometimes it directs you to self-punish. Other times, to feel victimized by the world. Or you may just stomp the floor, paralyzed, arms crossed...

#436 – What will you learn when you stop knowing?Knowing is static. Learning is dynamic––like growing and evolving.Knowing keeps you stuck within the confines of your knowledge, where you're safe, your Ego argues. Not knowing is flexible.Knowing...

#435 – Who do you think controls the outcome?You can think you're in charge of the outcomes of your actions. And sure, to some degree, you do influence your results.But you're not in charge and you can't control what you get.Believing the outcome is...

#434 – Who wins when you hide from the world?Hiding is easy because it's what the Ego wants. Hiding makes it feel safe: no eyes prowling on its flaws and deficiencies. In hiding, it believes it's the ultimate authority––so, all good.But what hap...

#433 – What will AI teach you about your writing?Many writers now add a disclaimer: "AI didn't write this." As if we couldn't tell what's AI-generated from human-created!I recently asked ChatGPT to write the script for a video-course I'm creatin...

#432 – What drives your dissatisfaction with life?"I'm never upset for the reason I think," A Course In Miracles says. What this means is that your Ego is always looking for the culprit of its fear. Some one or some thing must be to blame, so, a quic...

#431 – What makes the 'Us vs. Them' illusion seem real?Positions on issues are easy to take. Problem is, when we don't move, our feet take root on the ground and soon, moving becomes impossible. It's called "attachment."We then become entrenched in o...