The Hardest Lesson in the World?
/Let’s cut to the chase. The reason for acceptance is simple: Nothing we do can be effective when our starting point is a lack of acceptance.
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.
Let’s cut to the chase. The reason for acceptance is simple: Nothing we do can be effective when our starting point is a lack of acceptance.
Read MoreMost of what we experience comes through our experience ... we translate the world. It means that everyone - everyone is having some kind of experience based on their own experience, which doesn't make ours wrong. It means that theirs too is right.
Read MoreThere are some things about us that just are the way they are. And of course, that's true of everyone else. So if we're gonna give ourselves some slack, because we are who we are, and we have the tendencies we have, then that's true of others.
Read MoreI read a really great article recently about the measure of happiness in most cultures around the world. What if the secret is not in pursuit, but in a shift or our expectations? What happens when we alter our thoughts about the purpose of life and living?
Read MoreRegardless of how we may decide to navigate matters in our lives and world, there is great power in the ability to accept or allow the terms that life and living offer. That does not for a moment mean we don’t act.
Read MoreLet's talk about speedbumps. It's not easy to decide to be different, often prompted by things that have gone awry, but instituting a speed bump, as simple as taking a breath when agitation arises, can make a significant difference.
Read MoreHow might our lives transform if we dared to explore and fulfill the purpose that our wild and precious journey calls us toward?
Read MoreSeeing True is a framework and practice for living an engaged life through forgiveness.
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