What people say:
- “I don’t have time to write.”
- “I’m too busy for therapy.”
- “Meditating is too hard.”
What I hear:
- “I don’t care enough to process my emotions.”
I help busy people do inner work.
The full collection of explorations.
What people say:
What I hear:
Isn’t it funny How we hide our faults And then wonder why It feels like Nobody Really sees us
What might feel like “stuck” might actually be cocooning.
Take this time of stillness as a disguised opportunity to accelerate your evolution.
Eventually, “stuck” will no longer be able to hold you in place.
Become “unstuck” by outgrowing your current situation.
If you’re having a hard time being yourself, rather than question yourself (what’s wrong with me?!), question everything else.
Being yourself shouldn’t require effort. It should never beget self-consciousness.
Being yourself should be effortless. It’s what comes from an absence of self-consciousness.
Being yourself is you in your raw, pure, and untainted state.
If what’s coming from you isn’t that—then it’s because of a factor that’s foreign to you.
That foreign element is making you (or has made you feel) reserved, fearful, and doubtful.
Question who or what that source might be (or has been):
Once you’ve identified what foreign elements are causing you internal conflict—remove as many of those influences from your life as you can.
Anything that moves you away from yourself should be removed (or at least mitigated) from your life without hesitation.
And anything that makes you feel more yourself should be more included in your life without hesitation.
Nothing in life goes well when you’re not able to be yourself.
Being yourself comes first.
Before you commit to a serious relationship, check how this person:
Of course everything is great when everything is great.
To really get to know the person you’re talking to, see how everything is when things get challenged.
Because life is challenging more often than it’s not and the last thing you want is to be stuck solving problems with somebody who acts the opposite of how they do when everything is great.