Practical Insights
Blocked Again?
Sometimes it seems being blocked in all our big aims happens more often than not. Maybe the aims don’t suit the circumstances. Or perhaps the impediments will pass if we are patient. When things are really blocking us, no amount of self-talk or boot-camp “try harder” aphorisms give us results other than exhaustion and frustration.…
Read MoreAre Your Relationships True?
To develop anything of real depth and worth requires many relationships of trust and mutual benefit. They cannot be contrived but only nurtured over time with a sincerity that looks beyond self-interest. When the relationships of everyday life are nurtured and accumulated in this way, they become the foundation for outstanding achievements. That is the…
Read MoreDo You Have the Gift of True Humility?
Connecting with our own inner truth and seeing how that connects to the larger truth of interwoven systems of being can be a heady experience accompanied by some volatile emotions. To make good use of this connectedness, we must give up personal desires that don’t fit that larger truth. If we don’t, we can end…
Read MoreDo You Know When to Rest?
We all experience periods when nothing moves. We reach out to no response, start the car, the battery is flat, arrange a webinar, and there’s a power cut. Instead of feeling increasingly distressed by the inability to be busy, we can take a break from outward movements and reflect on what we are doing and…
Read MoreNeed to Check Again?
The substantial progress that we make towards a major goal will usually, at some point, require making a state change. For example, we have wired everything up and checked it carefully on the machine we have built but not plugged it in. At this point, it is no bad thing if we are delayed by…
Read MoreDo You Just Need to Take the Next Step?
When we find ourselves with a formidable goal to reach, it can seem like an unscalable mountain. One of the easiest ways of making ourselves feel overwhelmed is to look at the immensity of everything that has to be done. That is because subconsciously, we feel we have to do it all now, which is…
Read MoreAre You Carrying a Sack of Bricks?
Unfortunately, it happens to us all, I think. We have a very clear and glorious idea of where we are going and the great things that will be there when we arrive. Only they aren’t there. And it isn’t glorious. In fact, it’s empty, and it doesn’t work. So the message for us when this…
Read MoreOn the Verge of Greatness?
Sometimes when we can feel that we are approaching something great in what we do, we can become beset with uncertainty and doubt. We hover on the edge of things, wondering if it can really be done. If we reduce our perception to the next small achievable step that needs to be taken, our perception…
Read MoreDo You Need to Follow?
If we want to achieve a good relationship and understanding with someone else or a group of people, it is good to step outside any official role and focus on the human beings involved. Focusing on only one kind of result or purpose in building a relationship is unimaginative and cramping to the people involved,…
Read MoreAre you Blocked?
When nothing moves and nothing works out when petty people obstruct whatever we are trying to do, and all the circumstances around us stand in the way, it’s good to step back and recognize we need to wait for the tide to change. Sometimes that’s just the way things are, and it is better not…
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