Resistance is a very interesting concept, one I knew I would talk about sooner or later. It is not mine, and it was very well developed by Steven Pressfield in his book The War of Art. Resistance is a force that works against getting things done. It has different faces (rationalisation, fear, distraction, procrastination, self-criticism … Continue reading Help and resistance
Category: self-help
Change is a failure
As I was thinking back to what I wrote few days back about the two different approaches to failure, it struck me how at its core a change is a failure. It's a failure of plans, of worldview, of beliefs and values, of expectations, of anticipations, of truths. If you are not ready to embrace … Continue reading Change is a failure
Take up the reins
What happens all around us is not important. What really matters, is how we process that inside. The feelings it makes us feel, the thoughts it makes us think, the physical reactions our body sends back in return, the story we tell about what is going on. Once this is clear, it will become easier … Continue reading Take up the reins
Stay still
One of the main things I am learning with meditation is staying still. We are used to react to whatever happens around us and within us, all the time, every day. Many times, during meditation, I get pulled by a thought, an urge, a desire, a memory, my kids screaming, the computer notifying me that … Continue reading Stay still
We are all main characters …
... to our own story. And yet, there's a tendency to read too much in the actions of others. As if they are mere extras in our lives, their only purpose being confirming (or more often denying) what we feel about ourselves or the way we'd like to be perceived. When we realise that others … Continue reading We are all main characters …
Write it down
If I am consistent enough this year and I stick to my resolution, by January next year this blog will have around 400 posts. That's a lot of content, yet I am fairly positive that if there is one single idea you should take from this page, it is the following. When you have something … Continue reading Write it down
Change perspective
We tend to focus on what others do to us. We live in a confrontational way. It is "me vs the boss", "me vs the neighbour", "me vs my partner", "me vs the world". It is true that a good way to understand who we are is figuring out who we are not. Yet focusing … Continue reading Change perspective
