An Invitation
. . . to choose the path of greatest advantage rather than yield in the direction of least resistance – George Bernard Shaw Addictions [excessive appetites] and relationship problems that …
Studying Your Experience
Who looks outside, dreams Who looks inside, awakens — Carl Jung As remarkable and complex a structure as a neuron is, it does not possess consciousness. Consciousness requires a complex …
Attachment to Outcomes
Do not become attached to the things you like Do not maintain aversion to the things you dislike. Sorrow, fear, and bondage come from one’s likes and dislikes – …
The Karma of Practice
Men are not punished for their sins, but by them. — Elbert Hubbard Performance becomes easier with practice. In fact, with enough practice, performance can become autonomous—that is, it requires …
Ruminative Self Focus
The secret to being miserable is to have the leisure to bother about whether you are happy or not. — George Bernard Shaw We are all self-focused. Thoughts related to …
Doing Personal Research
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey than no one can take for us, nor spare us. — Marcel Proust The subjective experience of …
The Puppy and its Trainer
There’s a world of difference between a dog that is off the leash and a dog that is trained to be off the leash — Don Sullivan To explain why …
The Truth Wants to Make You Free
“Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions— not outside.” —-Marcus Aurelius I often try to get pessimistic, self-critical clients …
The Irreversible Change
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us, nor spare us — Marcel Proust Mental Disorders diminish the …
Loving the Truth
The truth is cruel, but it can be loved and it makes free those who have loved it. — George Santayana The poetic psychiatrist, R. D. Laing, asserted: “There is …