The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation… But why?

You cannot help/change something that you don’t know what causes it…

Thoreau thinks misplaced value is the cause: We feel a void in our lives, and we attempt to fill it with things like money, possessions, and accolades.

I think that the truth is deeper than that.

“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so
the necessary may speak.” – Hans Hoffman
Things are never how the mass of men want them to be. Not the way they want to feel, not what they want to do and not what they want to have.
Money is never enough. Or time… Or fun is never fun enough. Not enough love. Not enough respect. Not enough of anything.

On yesterday’s grocery shopping trip (I don’t have a car. So I go shopping with the community center’s van for old people.) I watched the other people… two days before the next “pay” comes in, they barely had enough money to buy an item or two. One spent those few bucks on wine… One couldn’t even come to shop… not until he gets his check.

I talked to an 80 year old and a 95 year old woman. By that age, it seems, you appreciate if you are feeling halfway decent. I am only 71… I’ll be next Tuesday… if you want to wish me happy birthday.

But most people aren’t that old, and they, you, are dissatisfied.
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What life did you choose in the first hour of your day? The Backdrop

 

Every day works best if and when you have a context set in the first hour of the day. For most of you this is the same old, same old, because you put your attention to everything the same old … Continue reading

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What life did you choose in the first hour of your day? The Backdrop

There is no hurry on the creative plane…

Wallace D. Wattles said that. One Hundred years ago. Of course he was mistaken in 70% of what he said; your thoughts do not create, etc. and yet. The 30% is worth its weight in gold. I have been practicing … Continue reading

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There is no hurry on the creative plane…

Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something

With some movies I ponder for years why I liked it. One of these movies is The Princess Bride. Why do I love The Princess Bride? Why do I watch it a few times a year, especially when my energy … Continue reading

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Life is pain. Anyone who says differently is selling something

The fourth category of teachability

because-he-wants-to-do-itQuite a few of my students sent me a request to measure whether they are teachable, whether they are coachable. And that is where I had an insight: The reason the 67 steps coaching is so effective is this: People … Continue reading

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The fourth category of teachability

Prostitution. Your base survival strategy…

sell-soul-easy-ayn-randI caught something today: Prostitution. Your base survival strategy. What is prostitution? Let’s look at it without a dictionary, shall we? Institution is building something that lasts, like a country. Constitution is your base inclination, personality, body, temperament. Substitution is … Continue reading

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More about what is using your life… prepare to be surprised

bryant-mcgill-avoid-pain-growthI am continuing the work of gathering all my products on one site… More than 200! It’s amazing how much I have to offer… I am embarrassed to tell you that with more than 200 products that work, I am … Continue reading

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More about what is using your life… prepare to be surprised

What seed are you growing?

the-empty-potBeing able to be with what isn’t nice, what isn’t pretty, what isn’t pleasant, what is risky… facing the truth, facing the tiger I had a webinar today. It was my regular monthly public webinar… but this time I wanted … Continue reading

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What seed are you growing?

If you are human, you are hungry for stories — the power of reading

It seems that to be human is to crave stories. So, if you are reading this, you crave stories. The question is: where are you get your stories from? Most of you get it in gossip. Many get it in … Continue reading

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If you are human, you are hungry for stories — the power of reading

You can’t earn love…

a-shoulder-to-cry-onMany of you have invented ways you hope you’ll earn love, friendship, loyalty. But the truth is, neither of them can be earned, unless they have been a deal, an overt deal, to begin with. Kindness doesn’t buy love… it … Continue reading

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You can’t earn love…