What is Your “Why”?

Today I saw a mother bird, desperate to feed her babies, attempting repeatedly to get to them. Would she die of exhaustion trying to feed her babies, who would then die of starvation? Watch the video. Until you are free, you need a “why” stronger than your attachment to free yourself. Mother bird had a pretty big “why.” Several of them. If she had a mind, on the 22nd try she may have thought, “I can’t get in,” believed it, and gave up. Whether or not birds have any sort of thought, we don’t know, but if she did, she certainly did not believe it.

Hate Taking Tests?

Instant Alchemy Tip Does taking tests feel out of control, dependent, at risk of failure? Look closely: Does the pending test, which hasn’t happened, actually “make” you feel afraid, judged, and out of control–or are the fearful or frustrating thoughts *about* the test causing it?

Nobody is Ever Rude

“She was so rude! And it was how she said it, with that tone of voice.” Now this friend has known me long enough to know something about my perspective, and she was not particularly surprised to hear me say, “No-one is ever rude to you,” but she was resistant.

Nothing New on a Detour

On the road, detouring through a new town that these eyes have never seen, still there is a knowing, a recognition of something that has not changed with the clocking of kilometers. Nothing here is new. Nothing here is not known. Nothing here is separate. Actually, it’s been that way the whole trip, something has stayed the same, all the way from Brampton. A vastness, peace, and joy comes with this eternal, unchanging recognition.