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Distinguish True Intuition from Ego-Mind-Chatter

April 25, 2011

It’s a common confusion. You feel an inner nudge. There’s a voice. But can you trust it? How do you know? Is it really the deep voice of intuition, or just the mind? The guidance of Truth…or ego? I’m often unsure, just like you. But I’ve been working on it for quite a while now, [...]

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The Case for Changing your Environment

March 3, 2011

Feeling more of the good stuff—joy, gratitude, peace—is an inside job. No doubt about it. I mean, if you have a hard time changing your own thoughts, feelings, and actions (and I know you sometimes do), what makes you think you can control someone else’s thoughts, feeling, and actions? The safer bet is to change [...]

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What have your Obstacles done for you, Lately? (Or, How Panic Disorder helped me relax)

February 19, 2011

I became freakishly peaceful the summer of 2000.  I had always been into working on my stuff and becoming more Enlightened, but that summer after my first year of grad school was entirely different. I was meditating regularly—the silent, lotus-position, old-school way. I took mindful showers and mindful walks, and I mindfully cleaned the toilet. [...]

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Compare and Despair

August 11, 2010

To whom do you compare yourself?   Your neighbor? Your siblings? Who you were 10 years ago? The vision of who you thought you’d be today that you formulated 10 years ago? Who would you be today if you were unable to compare yourself with anyone else? Please don’t skip over this; it’s not a rhetorical [...]

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Why I Told the Truth

July 13, 2010

I experienced something really, really cool this weekend. How to release the pressure and watch your painful story disintegrate before your eyes. The way you “release the pressure” is to Tell the Truth. It was Saturday, my family and I had just returned home from a typical afternoon: took baby to one of the Chicago [...]

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