thanks for sharing.. so far as I can see.. and perhaps my vision is flawed.. Being human after all I do agree that this occupying space that begins with me takes a certain kind of interaction with all that I can be.. Mind and body, heart and soul.. I occupy my space sometimes in a way that is bold. I lie not to myself, kindred, friend or foe. I find joy in doing work that heals and strength in the love I find where ever I go. I am not blind to the world of woe but this does not stop me from spreading light to where ever the four winds blow. Doors and windows without a doubt help some to feel that opportunity awaits. For me all doors are open and no window is shut. I love myself as I love others and in this I am complete.

Thank you for sharing. This article really resonates with me. “Be the change”.

I couldn’t agree more that the way to change the macro is to address the micro. For me, what Stephen describes is why wonderfully visioned structures collapse…because the people involved have not done their inner work and the shadow will creep out. Thanks for bringing this important work out into the world

Stephen is one of my favorite teachers because of his laser sharp ability to see what is true. This blog is one example of his wisdom, and why his work is making such a profound difference in the world.

Bellissimo Stephen! I couldn´t agree more to what you are writing, in fact, reading this blog and practice what it is saying could be the only tool we need to really change and be who we are. In Sweden we have an expression, “ord bajsa”, which literally translated into English will be “word-pooing”. There is a lot of this in the “self development and spiritual world”. Lots of words, not so much doing-working for real. Lots of hiding behind it. Lots of pretending (I love your “stop pretending that I am not pretending”) I will forward this blog post to my network. Thanks for writing and posting it! And for walking your talk!

“Word-pooing” – I know this in myself. I was once one who regarded “awareness” as intellectual understanding, falsely believing conceptual awareness to be sufficient. Albeit incomprehensibly important, intellectual prowess, understanding and conceptual knowledge is the great ruse. Our efforts at seeking more and more understanding come at the cost of believing that its acquisition is itself enough. We have measured input rather than outcome. We settle for intellectual abstractions foregoing concrete life-affirming and life-changing sentient experience.

We need not perpetuate the rendering of experience irrelevant. Pursuing meaning in life is folly! Joseph Campbell’s perspective reflects wisdom: Did he not say something to the effect? we are here to experience the rapture of being alive. This requires us to discipline ourselves, t go beyond the imprisoning angst or comfort of our habitual thinking. We are best served when we give ourselves over to actual experience (as opposed to psychological experience). In doing so Life can change us. We are best served when we discipline ourselves to change our behaviors, and to embody a compassionate intelligence that is lived through our creative expressions with self, others and the world.

I’ve had lots of word-poo. It can make quite a mess. “Clean-up on aisle ‘me’!”

Thanks, Ernie. I agree, laughing at the personality’s actions is the greatest boon!!!