May 30, 2023
A long list of people have submitted questions that begin with "how do I?"
It's so normal and understandable. My mind does exactly the same thing. Of course it would love to know, what a fabulous question.
But there's a baseline assumption in the question itself, that must be questioned, for a true relaxation to...
May 23, 2023
Many people suffering from compulsive behaviors wish desperately they could stop. They HAVE stopped sometimes, for even fairly long periods, only to "go back" to what they once did--all over again.
It seems like mental drudgery to be on the cycle over and over again, thinking about the same things over and...
May 16, 2023
When we believe we have to be productive, we envision our projects, work, tasks, time as needing to be filled in order to be successful.
The thing is, having this thought can produce a lot of anxiety, and then rebellion and sometimes the opposite of being "productive". We eat, watch, do all kinds of things, and...
May 5, 2023
The first Friday of the month (and sometimes the second--make sure you're on the Grace Notes mailing list to get alerted about First Friday) happens every month: an hour of meditation in The Work of Byron Katie and self-inquiry.
In this session, we looked at the belief "this physical condition blocks me from happiness,...
May 2, 2023
When we see our behaviors, like over-eating, or over-thinking, or over-worrying, or over-scrolling, we often have many thoughts about ourselves and focus on what's wrong, and how to fix it.
What if we could find a way to see ourselves without looking through the pair of glasses that says "I am damaged"?
It can be tricky...