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- The option to experience peace is always present, but out of habit we choose our fears and fantasies instead.
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Understanding Life’s Challenges————— Part I. When “Bad” Things Happen
In the course of anyone’s lifetime, “bad” things are guaranteed to happen. Yet there is nothing wrong with these “bad” things—nor is there anything “right” about them either. They simply happen. They are neither good nor bad, right nor wrong, and human judgment, as always, is best left out of the equation. It is much more [...]
Posted in Life's Challenges Tagged anger without outrage, Carol Aubrey, challenges are opportunities, changing your story, dealing with challenges, face your fears, fear-based thinking, grieve without feeling pity, guilt, opportunities to grow, outrage, pity, recognize your story, self-pity, shame, understanding life's challenges, Why do bad things happen? Leave a comment
Observe, Observe, & Observe Some More!
You can never do it enough. It will often bring surprises. Most times we hate to do it. We’d rather create our own fantasies. We’d rather swim in the pool of our own beliefs, and wrap ourselves up in the cozy blanket of our own opinions. We’d rather be in denial. We’d rather medicate. We’d [...]
Why Are We Rushing?
As a former New Yorker, I understand the drive to rush. New Yorkers are always in a hurry. And they walk fast. I considered myself a successful New Yorker because I could outwalk almost anyone next to me. I could cross the street faster, get to the bus stop quicker, dodge my way through a subway crowd [...]
Life Without Judgment
We consume an enormous amount of energy judging others and judging ourselves. A day doesn’t go by when we do not pass judgment. This is no accident. We’re conditioned to judge. Judgment is encouraged because it oils the joints that support the status quo and the existing power structures. Like programmed robots, we dive daily and dutifully into [...]
Breaking Free
Freedom is a great essence. It’s one of my favorites and probably ranks high on everyone’s list. Yet I wouldn’t say that being free is an easy state to achieve. More often than not, I spend most of my time in the ‘breaking’ part of breaking free, the ‘trying to become free’ part. Perhaps it [...]
Posted in Freedom Tagged being free, blame, Carol Aubrey, choice, domination, economic collapse, free to choose, Freedom, guilt, outrage, pity, prison, self-pity, shame, transformation, tribal model, tribe Leave a comment
Torpedo Your Fantasies!
“Why”, you say, “should I get rid of my fantasies? I have spent many idle hours embellishing them.” Then you add with a sorrowful glance to the ground, “Besides, they’re all I have these days.” AAh, if that were only true. But alas, we humans are much more powerful than we’d like to admit, and [...]
Posted in The Present Moment Tagged accepting pain, Carol Aubrey, fantasies, medicating, present moment, showing up Leave a comment
The Human Animal
What makes us buckle under when we feel the pressure of fear? Survival fears have prompted homo-sapiens to make millions of out-of-power choices. For centuries we have reacted to fear by engaging in unreasonable and often horrific, animalistic acts of aggression and domination. Why does our intelligence, our compassion, our common sense get thrown out the [...]
Making Friends With Fear
The fact is, we can’t get rid of fear. Why? Because the earth dimension is marvelously designed as the perfect classroom in fear. Our purpose in signing up for this class is to understand fear and overcome fear in this lifetime. Take a look around at this classroom. Nowhere in the physical universe will you [...]
Posted in Overcoming Fear Tagged Carol Aubrey, impermanence of life, Overcoming Fear, security, survival fears, uncertainty Leave a comment
Must the Spiritual Path Be Difficult?