Dreamwork is a skill that we can cultivate over time. For me, dream advice is one of the most important things I pay attention to. This post discusses four key ideas.
Four Ideas That Will Aid Your Dreamwork
Why Your Vision Boards Aren’t Working
I’ve been critical about the Law of Attraction in the past. The biggest reason for this is because experience has taught me that denial of difficult truths can have devastating consequences. This is especially true if major problems are ignored for years or decades.
This view has made me overly critical about things like vision boards and manifestation. However, I realise that I’ve not written about this effectively in the past. I tend to be a little too ranty and charged when it comes to ideas concerning the Law of Attraction. This post is an attempt to leave my judgements at the door, but still give a perspective that people might find useful.
Continue reading “Why Your Vision Boards Aren’t Working”Thoughts on Getting Ahead
We have been told that the goal of the game is getting ahead. Getting richer. Getting further up the career ladder. Getting a better car. Making more money.
Fast forward to when you’re eighty years old. Does the best car matter? Or the most money? Or the biggest house? What was truly gained?
It’s worth it to reflect on this. Set your ladder on the right wall at least. Bring your unique gifts to the world. Invest in things that bring you joy. Build something that shows you have soul in the game. And, as always, be present for every step.
Patience
I’ve struggled with sciatica for a number of years now. I have to do various things to counter back pain and weakness in my left leg. This includes back exercises, mobility work, not sitting too long, not standing too long, the list goes on.
Last year I realised that my impatience to fix this thing was actually a major hindrance to resolve the issue on a more permanent basis. I was expecting quick results. I wanted to be done with this irritating condition. I was often not receptive to aches and pains. And, I wasn’t gentle enough with my body.
Continue reading “Patience”How To Connect To Your Own Inner Wisdom
In last week’s post I argued that we should not buy into spiritual teachings that do not resonate with us. We should not buy into prescribed doctrines simply because it’s the norm. Or because it’s old. Or because we fear punishment.
It is better to connect with our own inner wisdom on a deep level. But this takes time. It often requires journalling, asking questions, listening to dream messages, and being receptive to intuitive nudges and insights. It might involve reading a particular author. It might involve meditating. It might involve painting or drawing something. It also might involve cultivating silence and being receptive to a visionary image.
There really are countless of ways to connect to our own wisdom. This post discusses a few ideas and methods.
Continue reading “How To Connect To Your Own Inner Wisdom”Healthy Roots
I recently re-potted some house plants because of root rot.
If the roots of a plant aren’t healthy, there is nothing that you can do to make the plant thrive. No perfect amount of water or sun will fix the problem. Fertilizer will worsen the situation. The rotten roots must be removed for things to improve.
This is a great analogy for many things that we attend to on a consistent basis. A charged and uncomfortable emotional body is often at the root of recurring problems. Yet, we never attend to the root—the actual uncomfortable emotion. We try to avoid it. Or we try to paint over it with endless doings. Interventions. Debating. Thinking.
Continue reading “Healthy Roots”Best of 2024
I wanted to do this post at the end of last year and then ended up procrastinating on it. It’s somewhat late … but here it is: my favourites from last year.
Continue reading “Best of 2024”Fear, Control, and Spirituality
In my twenties I sought advice from various people in spiritual positions. I wanted to resolve my inner turmoil. My sense was that I was missing something fundamental: purpose, connection, and inner peace. I also had an enormous amount of latent trauma beneath my awareness.
But no one that I came into contact with ever really helped me. Many people in authority positions were sorely disappointing. The majority of them were controlling and tried to force compliance by instilling fear in me and others. Some were dangerous. Many lacked compassion. Nearly all of hem lacked true wisdom and presence.
But something good came from all those years of searching. I learned discernment. A foundational thing when it comes to the religious or spiritual teachings of others. Today, I only take in those teaching that resonate with me. I do not force myself into some prescribed doctrine that stands completely separate from experience and my own inner knowing.
Here are a few specifics to watch out for.
Continue reading “Fear, Control, and Spirituality”Are you afraid of everything? | Lessons from Jon Snow
When Jon Snow first meets Samwell Tarly he is struck by how incapable and frightened the ‘fat boy’ is. Sam doesn’t fit in with the hardened brothers of the wall. He doesn’t care for hunting, cannot fight with a sword, and even proclaims himself a coward. But when Sam tells Jon that he doesn’t like high places, Jon can no longer keep his thoughts to himself. Jon asks in baffled frustration, “Are you afraid of everything?”
Continue reading “Are you afraid of everything? | Lessons from Jon Snow”State Of Consciousness Matters
Whenever I draw something, there might be a part of the drawing that is repetitive and “not fun”. The challenge with these parts is to stay present and avoid just-get-it-done mode.
With drawing, parts with low variability and high repetition—like say the wing of a bird—can evoke restlessness and carelessness. But rushing screws up the drawing. This is always the case. Rushing is the enemy of good work. So is carelessness. I know that if I want the entire drawing to be of a certain standard then I need to be present for the boring parts, the difficult parts, and the enjoyable parts.
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