Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course Lie all the verities and realities of your existence: The bliss of growth The glory of action The splendor of beauty For yesterday is but a dream And tomorrow only a vision But today well...
Going into Avatar I had a lot of faith in James Cameron. The original Terminator has delivered for me, yes as it exists as a movie, but mostly in my mind, as a movie that is entertaining yet provides a lot to sink your teeth into, mentally, emotionally and...
I'm a big fan of things working smoothly, with as little struggle, strain and suffering as possible. Here's a recipe for just those things...Struggle, strain and suffering... Recipe for Getting Something Done: The Hard Way 1 cup of "I have to" 1 cup of "if I...
Today on EZ Rock we talked about the whole David Letterman thing, and I said "truth makes you bulletproof", and it is so true! If you've got a secret that *you* feel bad about, you've got a magnet for drama. If you've come to personal acceptance AND are willing to...
Imagination is the most important tool we have for getting from where we are to somewhere new. The boldness of the "somewhere new" you create for yourself is going to depend on the boldness of your imagination. How much have you been using your imagination muscle?...
I'm walking through the bookstore when I see a bold yellow book, challenging me to answer a provocative question...Curious? My ego wanted to say no, but, and I am so happy about this, I resisted the urge to play it safe, and I said to myself...YES! I *am* curious...
Last year I was looking at my frog pond and saw something really weird. A frog's great big white belly was face-up (I guess that's what we'd call belly-up!) and it was kind of rolling around in the water. I ran over to see what was going on, and I saw that a great...
Everyone seems to be OK with the concept of "Mother Nature". A benevolent force/source that organizes and creates towards the highest good of the natural system(s). We may not understand all of how Mother Nature works, but we intuitively know that She has her ways...
Fear. The kind I deal with, and most of my clients deal with, is fear of taking action, fear of the unknown, fear of being ourselves. When fear gets in the way for us, we really are giving into the fear of fear. And, really, fear of ridiculous...
I really live an amazing kind of life. One where I am in JOY more often than not. The form my life takes is ordinary enough in the day-to-day trappings. I have joyous things and incredibly challenging things and everything in between. Yet,...
Here are some questions to ask yourself, frequently, which address some of the fundamental factors that go into massive personal success. How well do you know, and honor, what you really value? If someone looked at your life from the outside, and judged what...
So, this post has nothing to do with Christmas gifts! It has to do with learning about who you are and what you are meant to be doing in this world. The other day I was relaying a story to a treasured friend about a close encounter I had with an owl. He...
It’s a common phenomenon in lucid dreaming. You are lucid, enjoying being fully “awake” and aware inside of your dream, when you wake up. You might tell your spouse about your lucid dream, then go on to start your day. Then, you...
The arrogance. What makes me, one of 8 billion humans on a tiny blue planet, shared with a multitude of organisms in a vast universe; think that I should be in control of the fine details of life’s events? This traffic should move faster so I can...
...Pointed out to me by one of my clients... ericmaisel.com Great descriptions of mindfulness and creative mindfulness, for starters!
I can still remember it now... I'm around 5 years old, and sitting at the top of one of those molded slides for swimming pools. You know, the ones that everyone had back in the 70's and 80's? I've got three very frustrated lifeguards around me, one on each side of...
Imagine... You are an infinite Soul. Everything you think (imagine, picture in your mind, ruminate about) becomes real. OK, not every thing. Just things you are determined to make a relatively big deal out of, especially emotionally. Big deal "good", and big deal...
I attended a Conversations with Byron Katie event today, and it was very rewarding. There is no doubt that Katie's technique of "The Work" leads to peace, connection with self, and alignment with a Universe built on (of) love. Some of my favorite quotes from Katie...
Aha! That tricky ego is finding it's way around that whole Minding Your Own Business thing... Yes, it is your business what you think, feel, say and do...But there are some caveats! - Major caveat: All of the above must be IN THIS MOMENT. It is not your business...
My Business/Your Business/The Universe's Business My Business: What I feel, think, say and do, and where I place my conscious focus Your Business: What you feel, think, say and do The Universe's Business: EVERYTHING ELSE. Outcomes, results, happenings, events. Not...
I can still remember it now... I'm around 5 years old, and sitting at the top of one of those molded slides for swimming pools. You know, the ones that everyone had back in the 70's and 80's? I've got three very frustrated lifeguards around me, one on each side of...
Imagine... You are an infinite Soul. Everything you think (imagine, picture in your mind, ruminate about) becomes real. OK, not every thing. Just things you are determined to make a relatively big deal out of, especially emotionally. Big deal "good", and big deal...
I attended a Conversations with Byron Katie event today, and it was very rewarding. There is no doubt that Katie's technique of "The Work" leads to peace, connection with self, and alignment with a Universe built on (of) love. Some of my favorite quotes from Katie...
Aha! That tricky ego is finding it's way around that whole Minding Your Own Business thing... Yes, it is your business what you think, feel, say and do...But there are some caveats! - Major caveat: All of the above must be IN THIS MOMENT. It is not your business...
My Business/Your Business/The Universe's Business My Business: What I feel, think, say and do, and where I place my conscious focus Your Business: What you feel, think, say and do The Universe's Business: EVERYTHING ELSE. Outcomes, results, happenings, events. Not...
