Published in Living Our Truth·PinnedMember-onlyIt’s Not Personal, It’s Our ProgrammingIt hurts but we can move beyond that with more understanding. — We can all point to people in our lives who are not doing the right thing; not doing the moral thing; not being responsible or loving in the way they act out their lives. We can all say ”They should know better!” but are those others — or we ourselves — truly aware enough to be our best selves in every moment? Our internal programming often prevents us from being the person that we aspire to be.Relationships8 min readRelationships8 min read
Published in Living Our Truth·PinnedMember-onlyAllowing Ourselves to LoveOur real work on this Planet at this time — I have a dear friend who teaches children on the autism spectrum. To me, that seems like an impossibly difficult job. Her students can’t be controlled, they don’t act sensibly or normally. They’re in near-adult bodies with child-like and sometimes mysterious minds. I asked my friend when and why she…Compassion4 min readCompassion4 min read
Published in Living Our Truth·Oct 15Member-onlyMy Mom Found True Happiness Late in Life, But We Don’t Have to WaitHarvard’s life-long study defines 7 Simple Habits for consistent happiness throughout our lives. Want to listen to this story? Click the ‘Listen’ button above and then select the English voice of ‘Stephanie’, which is similar to the author’s own voice. Are we truly achieving happiness in our everyday lives? My…Happiness In Life10 min readHappiness In Life10 min read
Published in Living Our Truth·Sep 23Member-onlyMy Friend had BPD but I couldn’t help herEven though I learned to recognize it We all have it, deep within us, even when we can’t put a name to it. Compassion. It’s a knowing, in our heart space that ‘something’ in someone’s actions doesn’t feel OK. Yet we often ignore it because we can’t explain it or don’t know what to do about it…Bpd6 min readBpd6 min read
Published in Living Our Truth·May 16Member-onlyIt’s OK to Have BoundariesThen we can love from a safer place — In this world where egoic fears and negative beliefs stimulate dastardly hurtful actions, we need our personal boundaries. For example, I can have compassion for the ones held in prison who might harm me if they were free; I have compassion and love for my ex now I no longer live with his bouts of anger; I have compassion and love for the friend who dissed me, now…Boundaries3 min readBoundaries3 min read
Published in Living Our Truth·Apr 10Member-onlyWill Smith’s Slap Did Not Detract Attention from Bigger World IssuesHe’s Helped to Shine a New Light on Them There’s only one underlying reason why Chris Rock aimed that now infamous insulting joke at Jada Pinkett Smith during this year’s Oscar Awards, and it was the same reason that caused Will Smith to respond by marching on stage and slapping Chris on the face. …Will Smith8 min readWill Smith8 min read
Published in Living Our Truth·Oct 6, 2021Member-onlyBullshit is an Expression of FearBullshit is an expression of fear. It’s the conscious or unconscious effort to lie, with the intention of deceiving or misleading. The aim is to protect the self, or to fit in with others; to be revered, to be supported, or perhaps be perceived as more powerful than others. Do…Love2 min readLove2 min read
Published in Living Our Truth·Sep 4, 2021Member-onlyLoving Kindness Has Real PowerAlthough I liked this quote enough to share it, I see a bigger perspective. — Here’s my perspective about this. A slight expansion on the above profound quote. Even the smallest act of loving kindness, for example smiling at a stranger, sends out ripples into collective consciousness and changes the world. This is powerful. None of us are truly weak or small and none of…Love2 min readLove2 min read
Published in Living Our Truth·Aug 22, 2021Member-onlyWhen it’s Safe to Be VulnerableOur Best Selves Can Emerge It’s been proven that we can be our best selves — our most creative, focused, authentic, loving and connected selves — when we feel we’re in a psychologically safe space. This rings true for both our personal and professional relationships. Amy Edmonson, Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business…Mwc Space6 min readMwc Space6 min read
Published in Living Our Truth·Aug 19, 2021Member-onlyHere’s What Greed Really IsIt all boils down to this — Most humans have an inherent fear of ‘not-enough-ness’. It all boils down to this belief: "I’m not enough as I am". We may not even notice this belief is affecting us. Yet this belief is rife in western society. We’re mostly in denial about our ‘not-enough’ feelings. We try to…Greed3 min readGreed3 min read
