Life lessons, some take a few times
Some lessons come around again and again until we get them. Why a lesson repeats, and how spotting the pattern breaks the loop.
The Inner Work
Perception
We do not see the world as it is, we see it as our rules allow. Take your rules out one at a time and ask why you believe them.
Hindsight is a trap with greasy walls
Hindsight is a trap with greasy walls. You cannot climb back to the moment you were in, so accept you did your best and move on.
The whisper grows in volume
Guidance starts as a whisper, then a tap, a knock, a slammed door, then thermonuclear. Learn to hear it while it is still soft.
The Devil You Know
People stay in familiar pain because the unknown has no shape. Face the fear head on and it dissolves, and August is the month.
The Inner Work
Hate is a poison you drink
Hating someone is like taking poison and hoping the other person gets sick. Forgiveness is setting the poison down, for you.
The Inner Work
Fear guards your heart
Fear is a trigger response that guards your heart. Find what first set it off, learn what makes you tick, and live outside it.
Energy Detox
Notice what feeds you and notice what drains you. Then spend more of your time with the one and less time with the other.
Forgiveness is for you
Forgiveness is not something you grant to the person who hurt you. It is something you take back for yourself and carry.
The Freedom of Letting Go
Tibetan monks spend weeks building a sand mandala, then sweep it away into moving water. The whole point is the letting go.