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It’s Not Discipline…

It’s not discipline; it’s simply being smart about what we really want and being intelligent about how to really love and take

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Stop Feeding the Monster

Many of us have or have had situations in our life that cause us despair or anguish. Sometimes they take the form

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Getting UnHooked from a Negative Shenpa

Shenpa is a Tibetan word that literally translates as “attachment”. In the philosophy of Buddhism (see footnote) all our suffering comes from

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7 Surefire Ways to Get Depressed FAST!

1) Reflexively Discount Positives: Treat as trifling the good things in your life that you or others do. “It’s their job to

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Continuous Crossroads

Before every one, every day, every moment, appear pathways. Some go up, some go down, others’ directions are less certain though some

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That’s just the way I am!

When you say “That’s just the way I am!” you are potentially throwing away your personal power. Implicit in that statement is

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Don’t Bite the Hook!

– Repetitive cycles of negativity. – Energy draining drama whirlpools. – Soapbox operas. – Endless loops going nowhere. – Slippery slopes leading

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It Won’t Go Away…. Until YOU Release It

All too often we want things to go away on their own, problems to just disappear, emotions to settle down, the future

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Going to the Places that Scare You

We all want safety and security. Vulnerability, uncertainty, instability, and exposure all seem very menacing. We all want to protect those near

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Pause Practice: Dropping the Story Line

I’ve got an agenda. An agenda for my life, an agenda for each day. I’m a man on a mission: things to

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The Disingenuous Art of Distracting Ourselves From Ourselves

Who are you running to and what are you running from? We must be careful not to fill our lives so full

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Mastering Metta

Metta is benevolence, friendliness, good will, kindness, rapport, an active, caring interest in others. Metta is love without expectation, a generalized love,