So you’ve been to the playa, and you’ve seen the promised land – the promise of freedom, of self-expression, of immediacy and creativity and community. The playa fed you,...
Ordinary reality is not designed with personal growth in mind. If you like conformity, competition, or pretense, then...
Think about the last time you cried. Was it one of those cries that left you feeling much better afterwards: relieved, lighter, less sad, more free? Or did it make you feel even worse, like you wish you had just managed to keep it contained and...
Which would you prefer: conditional or unconditional love? Though unconditional love is what you ultimately need, once you grasp what unconditional love is about, you may decide you’re content to keep your conditions after all. Conditional love...
Following rules does not make a person ethical. Becoming ethical requires thinking for yourself.
As a counselor, you need to be an ethical free thinker. That means you need have a grasp of three things:
the difference between defensive...Once upon a time, on the nights when my wife had trouble sleeping, she would close her eyes, lie on her back, and say, “teach me how to sleep.” In my best lulling voice, I would give her these basic instructions:
“Close your eyes, and...
You are not the person you once were. Before long, you will no longer be the person you are now.
It all starts with being born. After that, it’s just one change after another, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. It’s...
