Mental chatter. Negative inner talk. Difficult feelings. Rehashing what went wrong. Frustrated with what’s not yet accomplished.
Sometimes, it really seems the mind is like a sketchy neighborhood. We’d rather not go in there alone. Or at all.
You may want a friend to take the journey with you, into questioning your thoughts, fears, suffering and hurt.
Feeling nervous, guilty, or like a failure is painful. Especially when it’s so persistent.
The Work is a stunningly simple method of self-inquiry, so simple it’s hard to believe how well it works and how much it ignites positive change, and clarity, in people’s lives.
I’m here to share the journey with you, whatever you’re finding has caused suffering, anger, fear or sadness..
When we question our fears, It’s no longer necessary to take action that’s off balance, or weird, or destructive. Like overeating, drinking, being lonely, not having any money, or ripping someone to shreds verbally or internally…..or any other form of personal suffering.
Theories and research into emotional intelligence, brain development, and in the field of education show us what’s commonly known as the “order of creation”:
Think – Feel – Act – Have
In other words, the way you think produces a feeling in any given situation, which produces an action (or inaction), which winds up a result. You have what you have because of what you think.
There is a solution to suffering, whether very slight mosquito-bite sized stress, or major life-changing stress. You can’t change the world….you can question your thoughts about it, and discover new possibilities that never occurred to you before.
I used to be a nervous wreck. I had an eating disorder for a decade. I was incredibly introverted. I had a less-than-intimate love life, and a lonely marriage which ended in divorce. I got a cancer diagnosis. My dad died very young, death seemed horrible and I missed him. I couldn’t find any peace in religion, or from family. I had twenty jobs before the age of 30, and no clear career.
Ugh. The world seemed as unstable as I was!
As I practiced self-inquiry…..my life began to change, all on it’s own. I made the changes I always wanted to make, without pushing tensely or trying so hard. Or perhaps it would be better said…..things appeared to change, not “I” made changes. It felt like a miracle.
SOLO SESSIONS: I work with people to address their addictions, stop overeating, overweight, bulimia or anorexia, dissolve angst over relationships, end money scarcity and lack, end the agony of feeling fearful and like a failure in every single area of life. Click here to read more about Solo Session options and fees.
RETREATS AND ONLINE GROUPS AND PROGRAMS: I offer retreats, teach telecourses and programs for people in every time zone to connect and inquire, and can come to you if you have enough peeps interested in gathering to question their thinking and change their lives (write to me and ask).
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