I have a framed picture of Planet Earth, taken from outer space, hanging on my office wall. I love looking at that picture, especially when my mind is caught up in something that feels personal and up to me to figure out. From up in our spaceship, “me” and “my problems” disappear. Concepts like good and
In the early days of graduate school, I had a major case of Impostor Syndrome. Nearly everyone I was with had it too. I know because we talked about it openly. We all walked into this new, intimidating situation, sizing each other up. What’s special about you? How did you earn your spot here? Is it
Of all the questions people send to Ask Amy, a good number of them are loosely around what I call “morning dread”.People saying they wake up with a feeling of dread that dissipates throughout the day, but is immediate and strong in the morning and they want to know why.They want a reason. They want
I listen to a lot of recorded coaching sessions during the Change Coach Training. The coaches send me their sessions so that I can provide feedback.I often listen to their clients say things like, “I’ve listened to so many podcasts, why do I still feel bad?” Or, “I’ve been around this understanding for X months/years,
We just visited my mother-in-law who has dementia.Her long-term memory is enough that she recognizes us. But she has very little short-term memory, which means she repeats the same few things over and over.She’ll talk about how big the kids are and ask them what they’ve been up to this summer.Then her mind will move
Within a few days of my last cigarette 18 years ago, I felt horribly sick. Thick, disgusting stuff was being coughed out of my lungs, my sinuses were draining, and I was so mentally foggy I was hesitant to drive my car. I remember thinking how unfair this was. This was my reward for trying to
My friend Phil Hughes wrote another book of metaphors. His first book was great. I like this one even more. It’s called “You Are Not Who You Think You Are!”One of my favorite chapters is called What Remains When the Last Layer Falls Away? “Discovering who you are is like peeling an onion.Layer after layer disappears
Have you noticed that the more specific you get, the more universal things look?The more you talk with someone, going deep into the details of their life, their stories, worries, concerns, wishes and hopes……the more you see that they are just like you? The specifics may vary quite a bit, but in diving into those
We had a nest of 6 baby bunnies in the bush outside our front door. I can’t even begin to express in words how adorable they were. Checking on these baby bunnies (from a safe distance, of course), discussing where their mother was, making bets on their birthday, provided hours of entertainment.We knew their time
All human suffering is due to some very simple misunderstandings.All habits and addictions, worries, and feelings of stuckness stem from some very simple misunderstandings about life.They come from misunderstandings about who we really are and how our human experience works.With these misunderstandings cleared up, life makes more sense. This is true anywhere in life– when
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