By focusing on activities wherein, even if we fail, we still benefit in some way, we cannot lose. This means involving ourselves in tasks, projects, and relationships that benefit us simply by our having participated in them. In other words, if the experience itself is rewarding in some way that is of greater value than … Continue reading Winning Through Failure
When we obsess too much over the things we cannot have, we miss everything else. By looking at what we do not have, we fail to see the things we do have and we close ourselves off to the opportunities available to us. Instead of seeing ourselves as unfortunate because we cannot have what we … Continue reading The Opportunity Of A Blocked Path
Many of our experiences will not make sense to us at first. In fact, many of our experiences will not make sense to us until long after they have passed. Actually, some experiences may never make sense to us at all. We may live our entire lives with questions unanswered. We are not really owed … Continue reading The Gift Of Meaning
There is a battle going on inside us at all times. There are two voices that each want our attention. One is the voice of our past trauma. The other is the voice of love. Our trauma voice is loud. It tells us to be afraid, to protect ourselves, and it warns us of all … Continue reading Listening To Trauma And Love
We often do not understand our purpose until it has already been fulfilled. It is more easily understood in hindsight than in forethought. It is difficult to know why we are doing what we are doing while we are in the middle of it. We are too close to our own circumstances to see them … Continue reading Clearer Purpose
