When Freud, Jung, Rogers, Perls and others developed analysis and therapy in the last century, so many of them–and their patients–lived in stable, safe, happy worlds. If they were personally unhappy, there was something wrong with them and they needed to change themselves. But what if our unhappiness comes not from something we need to fix in ourselves but from something that needs to be changed in the world? Here are some hints.
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Never Be Lonely Again: Build a Great Community, Part II
We contribute more to our individual and world happiness when we are interconnected with and contribute to larger groups of people. Here are concrete directions for building or strengthening a really cool, individualized version of your own personal community. This is Part II of a two-part post.
Never Be Lonely Again: Build a Great Community, Part I
True fact: A huge body of research shows that we contribute more to our individual and world happiness when we are interconnected with and contribute to larger groups of people. Here are some directions for building or strengthening a really cool, individualized version of your own personal community.
An Easy Way To Start Living In Line With Your Values
In moving towards a values oriented life, don’t worry about fixing the whole world. Don’t worry about your whole life. Instead, think about the tiny relationships with the world that make up your life. One at a time, you can change those relationships, and one day you will wake up and find yourself living a better life in a better personal world.
Do You Wish You Were Doing Something Else Right Now?
So many of us wish we were doing something else a lot of the time. In part, that is the human condition. But in part, it is because the world is changing and a lot of us haven’t yet figured out how to adapt. I thought I would tell you how I have dealt with the “wish I were doing something else” feeling and give you a concrete tip for healing that feeling for RIGHT NOW.
Why We Really Want Money, Looks And Fame
Sometimes we run so fast on the work-to-spend treadmill that we never stop to ask what we want the money, stuff, and fame for. By listing what we hope to get from them, we may discover a path towards getting our needs met more directly.
Paint A Bull’s-Eye On Your Limiting Stories
How to step away from the old and poisonous stories we tell ourselves that limit our ability to fix our lives and help the world.
Does Enlightenment Matter When Police Are Shooting Black People?
Many people seek enlightenment or peace or nirvana as the goal of their spiritual practice. But how can there be peace when other people are suffering? I wrote this article about using practice to help understand how to help in the face of institutional racism for the Kwan Um School of Zen newsletter Primary Point. The article’s original […]