Guilt
It’s not your fault.
You may not always use those exact words when you whisper to yourself.
It may not even be a whisper, only a feeling.
But that feeling has passed through you, so many times.
We look at ourselves, and we don’t always like what we see.
But we hate to feel small. We hate to feel bad about messing up.
It takes us back to our time as children, and being told by those we love that we don’t measure up.
Guilt is all about that.
It’s about feeling that you’re not good enough,
[Continue reading: It’s Not Your Fault!]
Love to Dream, Hate to Dream
This is an age where people are afraid to dream.
You don’t believe me.
We have too many cable channels to count.
We have movies with incredible special effects, computer games that grow more elaborate all the time, and multiplayer games and virtual worlds on the internet.
And we have an unending supply of novels that are released, month after month, most in print, but some as e-books.
With all of this, our heads are full of dreams.
[Continue reading: Are You Afraid to Dream?]
The Oldest Profession
People hate to sell.
Not everyone, it’s true.
But why do so many people hate sales, and look down on sales people?
[Continue reading: Why Do You Hate Selling?]
Childhood’s End?
“Stop fooling around!”
Did you ever hear that from a parent or a teacher?
Maybe you ignored it and got into trouble.
Or, more likely, you eventually listened, and stopped.
But that wasn’t the end of your desire to play.
You probably still like to play in some way.
Although you probably don’t call it play, except when you play sports or cards.
It’s recreation, exercise, vacation, relaxing, socializing, a night out, or meeting people.
We’re sensible adults now, and we need an excuse to enjoy ourselves, right?
Most people are uncomfortable with the idea of play.
[Continue reading: Why Are We Afraid to Play?]
Addicted to Extremes
Turn up the volume.
That’s our answer to every need.
Why are we addicted to extremes?
Look around.
Our senses are assaulted daily by a mountain of sensations, and our minds are overloaded with information.
And it’s not simply the quantity of sensations, or the speed with which we encounter them.
They’re competing for our attention.
In the midst of this chaos, our minds respond with the simplest solution.
Dull the senses, dull the feelings, ignore the information.
[Continue reading: Why Can’t We Enjoy Life’s Simple Pleasures?]
Forgetting the Magic
Do you remember what it was like to be a child?
Not the frustration.
There was plenty of that.
Not the endless procession of “NO” and “You can’t do that.”
Not even the tantrum demands for something in a spirit of “I’ve got to have this or I’ll die.”
No. Not that either.
And for those of us who were loved, not even that wonderful ocean of warm love that surrounded us and made us feel safe.
What else is there?
Give up?
How about dreams, wishes, and a heart that can stretch from one end of the universe to another in a moment.
That’s what it means to be a child.
[Continue reading: Make a Wish]
Stuck in Line
Do you ever call some number for customer service and sit through a nearly endless series of voice prompts just to ask a simple question?
Have you ever dealt with someone who hides behind the tiny slice of the world that he seems to be in charge of? He might only be in charge of a form, but he’s determined to make you fill it out according to every rule he can think of, as if his life depended on it.
Someone designs an efficient way to do something in business or anywhere else. This is provided as a series of steps, questions, forms.
Then, some workers are given the job of following and enforcing the process, too often blindly, or ignorant of the big picture.
And sometimes it’s a machine (such as voice prompts or a series of forms on the internet) that steps you through this process.
When people are dehumanized by giving them tiny responsibilities and cut off from real goals and a spirit of service, it’s no wonder that they sometimes resort to pettiness, as they try to hold on to the only small power they are given.
Of course, there are many workers who provide wonderful service, even in the midst of a broken system.
[Continue reading: Too Many Experts]
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The Heart Fountain: Stories of the Energy Mind
The Heart Fountain is an ongoing collection of my stories. They speak about a magical world, but then again, I believe that all stories are full of magic.
The about page on The Heart Fountain site has more information on the stories, and the techniques used to free the unconscious and give it a powerful voice.
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