How much of your day is spent reacting? How often do you find yourself bouncing around like a pinball, leaving you drained, distracted and dissatisfied? We’ve been conditioned to react to our circumstances and our stories. A primary example is politics, which is entirely reactive, often devolving into “You’re stupid!” “No, you’re stupid!”, … [Read more...]
Surrendering Circumstances
What I get caught up in circumstances (i.e. lost in thought), it is usually something external that brings my attention back to the present moment. For me, that is often a song. Tonight, as I was driving, "Surrender" by Cheap Trick came on the radio. Hearing the first few chords of the song prompted instant action - the one suggested by the … [Read more...]