The case for yelling
In the past, too often I’ve either repressed my anger or projected it on to other people, blaming them and making them responsible for whatever I might be feeling.
In the past, too often I’ve either repressed my anger or projected it on to other people, blaming them and making them responsible for whatever I might be feeling.
Would the world perhaps be better, if we all agreed to stop labeling people into the categories of “good” and “bad” people?
I feel called to write a book, but how do I create room in my life for such a major endeavor?
How can I use my experience as a father not to lose my sense of self, as I’ve always feared would happen, but to become more myself than ever?
Life exists far beyond what we know here on Earth. And it is beautiful and will continue well after the last human and even Earth itself.
We must accept that the present moment, and how we show up in it, is largely outside of control, pre-destined by what came before it. And we must also accept that there is always a gap between reality and potential.
The only way to achieve a society where individuals are truly allowed to be seen for themselves is to finally fully acknowledge just how deeply our existing mental models and institutions fail in this regard.
Is it possible that the most effective way to bring about the respectful and caring behavior we so want is to tolerate behaviors that we find deeply intolerant and intolerable?
Let us first and foremost be open to possibility. Because the future we want and need is one that has not yet been fully imagined.
What depths of wisdom, peace, and purpose can I activate simply by becoming more aware of who I already am, understanding my core essence, and living it as deeply as I can every day?