One of my pneumonic devices is the “Clock of Awareness”, where I ask people to think about Beliefs-Thoughts-Feelings-Behavior and get the connectedness between these four mental constructs.

Another device is “The Spiral of Consciousness” where I look at human growth and development as turns of the spiral.  I labeled these with words,  all beginning with the letter A.  See them moving up and expanding from Asleep to Aware To Awake to Alive to Attracting to Allowing to Authenticity–seven rounds of growth.  Today, I am considering that these are also development of talents.  As we add skills and knowledge, we move up and out.   It makes a great beginning of conversation, which is the best outcome possible.  To communicate with another person about ideas and thoughts is my best engagement socially.  We talk, we listen, we enjoy ideas and possibilities.  From that gestation, we grow and we become more of who we really are (which is a good thing).  So, here is today’s concept of talents developing through the Spiral of consciousness as it seems to show up in our Awareness (Beliefs-Thoughts-Feelings-Behavior).  Let me know what you think! Read more...

“The Aim and Purpose of human life is the Unitive Knowledge of God”–Aldous Huxley

“A sense of separation from God is the only lack you need correct.”–A Course in Miracles

In the book, Spontaneous Evolution, Bruce Lipton and Steve Bhauerman, ask these questions: Read more...

These skills are worth learning. I used them for many years in my work with couples. They may seem easy at first glance, yet my experience is that they need to be practiced with some deep dedication. You will never go wrong when you mirror their words; grasp the meaning; and understand the feelings. Try it. I predict you will like the benefit.
Mirroring–
Listen and reflect every word someone says. Do it sincerely and naturally. Prove you heard all their words. Say back to them, “If I heard you correctly, you said_______” Ask, “Did I get it?” If they say yes, ask, “Is there more?” If they say no, ask them to tell you again. Keep reflecting until you know through their words, body posture, eyes, and facial expression, that they believe you have heard them accurately. Read more...

February 26, 2010

QUAVERY HAPPINESS

My new life, created daily, moment by moment, is dedicated to Joy, Happiness, and all the 8 directions in my Life-Long Compass of Joy. These guide-posts are at the 8 direction points: SE, I think about the Joy of Existence itself and I make my intention to “Show Up”; NW, the subject is the Joy of Compassionate Caring and the intention is to “Listen Up”; SW, I imagine the Joy of Creativity and determine to “Open Up”; NE, the Joy of Evolving where I resolve to “Grow Up”; W, the point is to play and have fun, and to “Lighten Up”; E, the Joy of learning and I continue to “Wise Up”; N is the Joy of loving and I “Link Up”; and to the South, the Joy of Work where I “Offer Up”. Read more...