Unconditional Love is an Oxymoron

Unconditional Love is an Oxymoron

Almost all relationship difficulties can be traced to our expectations: what we expect of the other person, what we expect of ourselves, and what we expect of the relationship itself. Since we should never expect reality to change, including the other person, we have no choice but to look to ourselves.

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What If Freedom Begins With Accepting Reality?

What If Freedom Begins With Accepting Reality?

Have you ever noticed that most everyone is seeking a life of some kind of ease, comfort or leisure? That our entire human system is based on an assumption that if we can simply remove the need for effort, then all would be well? Isn’t that at the root of the pursuit of wealth and acquisition?

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What Happens When We Accept the Seemingly Unacceptable?

What Happens When We Accept the Seemingly Unacceptable?

A few years ago, she found her way into Alcoholics Anonymous and sobriety. While that certainly settled some of what she would now call her uneasiness, something more was revealed. It became increasingly clear she was uncomfortable with her gender. Carolyn had never felt like a girl, or a woman.

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