Fear Not?
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It’s pretty common to hear that fear is normal, even healthy. I’m not so sure. What if fear is like the pain a hot stove can produce? A call to pay attention, and to consider, and thus to act out of awareness?
Read MoreSeeing True™ is a moment of epiphany that is so pronounced that subsequent changes in direction or behavior are dramatically altered for the better. The Greeks called this “metanoia,” which means "change of mind," though it might translate better today as “a profound change of heart.” In the Seeing True framework, we focus on transformation as the desired result, and forgiveness and relationships as the spaces in which we practice.
Speaking True: Manna from Heaven
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A long time ago, a minister told me that I might want to consider that my life - our lives - are manna from heaven, fresh and new every single day. I love that idea. It meant that it's not static; it meant that we get reset regularly. Can you imagine 50 years passing and you haven't altered your perspective on anything?
Read MoreA Practice Blossoms
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Long ago a teacher told me that the Universe is always listening and cannot not respond. The question for us is whether are we are willing to step onto that playground. And from there, to see what may come our way. I felt compelled to share my emerging understanding of Seeing True as a practice, thus, Ninety in Ninety was born.
Read MoreSpeaking True: Rollercoaster
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I spend a lot of time with clients of many kinds dealing with their difficulties. The comment I often find myself making is that the only difference between being terrorized on a roller coaster versus being exhilarated on a roller coaster is the attitude we bring to the ride.
Read MoreFear? Exposure? Risk?
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Whenever I speak or write about fear, someone invariably says, “Fear can be a very healthy response.” True enough. Yet there is more to this story, and more than a little benefit from exploring it.
Read MoreSpeaking True: Be the Ass
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Just as soon as we take the risk of looking stupid, saying something stupid, admitting we might say something stupid, or we did say something stupid or foolish, the pressure is off. I know it's countercultural to admit such things about ourselves. It sounds demeaning, but we might as well be honest.
Read MoreSpeaking True: Becoming
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I have long been enamored with a particular word -- becoming -- become. We usually use it to describe how something is becoming of us, like we look good in some way or another. To become is to be a reflection of something. What might we be a reflection of?
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