Personal Thought or Mind?

We usually walk around imagining that our moment-to-moment experience of life is the result of situations and people around us: * I’m irritated because that guy cut me off in traffic * I’m cranky because I have to go to work early * I’m bummed because my boyfriend or girlfriend wants to end our relationshipContinue reading “Personal Thought or Mind?”

Leave It Alone

There is something far deeper in all of us than our thoughts, emotions, or sensations. Even the word ‘deeper’ doesn’t quite capture it – it is not only deeper but bigger, wider, clearer, wiser, calmer. This ‘something’ is the foundation of everything else that can be experienced and the ‘space’ in which it all takesContinue reading “Leave It Alone”

Vacation Mind

It’s vacation season and a client recently sent me a photograph while he was in Florida. It included a view of the ocean, a few people playing in the water, sand, his tanned ankles and feet, and closer to the camera, some pages of an article I’d given him to read about the 3 PrinciplesContinue reading “Vacation Mind”

Our Relationship to Our Thinking

I know I’ve written this before; still, it bears repeating: we are always thinking and always feeling our moment-to-moment thinking. That is axiomatic – you can’t return to it too much. But, what I want to talk about now is how our RELATIONSHIP to our thinking is really far more important than the contents ofContinue reading “Our Relationship to Our Thinking”

Connection, Intimacy, and Thought

Have you ever been with someone while they were talking with you and realized somewhere in the midst of them speaking that you haven’t heard anything that they said? If so, you’re not alone. I’ve done that more than I care to admit. Whether with a client, a friend, a coworker, or my wife Ami,Continue reading “Connection, Intimacy, and Thought”

The Magic Card for Couples

I usually provide this on a pocket-sized card format to couples I’m seeing. They use it to stay pointed in the right direction between our meetings. I hope you find it useful.  The Magic Card for Couples -You are always feeling your thinking in the moment; you aren’t feeling ‘the relationship’. -Your feelings are feedbackContinue reading “The Magic Card for Couples”

What’s the Point?

The point of this blog is to share my understanding of the 3 Principles (Mind, Consciousness, Thought) as discovered by the late Syd Banks. My experience of understanding the action of the principles in my own life has been a significant help to me. My intention is to write about my experience and the experiencesContinue reading “What’s the Point?”