Recentlly I heard Mark Brackett on Brené Brown’s podcast. He touched an an interesting idea. He said a study was done that showed people are kinder in how they speak to themselves when they speak in the third person. As someone who aspires to beat myself less that’s exciting to me. But speaking in … Continue reading Self-Love, in the Third Person
On a Zoom call the other day a friend brought up the idea of email bankruptcy. Financial bankruptcy is a pretty familiar idea. A person is out of money and can’t hope to pay off your debts, they are extended beyond any hope of recovering. It can be a bit messy, but it gives a … Continue reading Project Banckruptcy
I'm often focused on what I want to correct in myself. What’s wrong with me? What could be better? There’s a lot of judgment in that. And of course problems are nearly endless. I’m good at finding what’s wrong. Jack Kornfield tells a story of a person meditating. At first the sound of a … Continue reading Chasing Problems
As I went food shopping, I was listening to Brené Brown’s podcast with Laverne Cox. They got to the rapid fire questions. Brené prompted Laverne with the question, “What is something other people often get wrong about you.” Laverne answered; “What other people say about me is none my business.” Those are good boundaries. … Continue reading None of My Business
I have a tumultuous relationship with being clever, or witty. For a long time, the height of my aspirations was to be clever. The first problem with that is that cleverness isn’t fun if no one recognizes my cleverness. And if I need recognition, I’m not acting out of my self-worth. My self-with doesn’t need … Continue reading Clever
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