ZEN QUOTE NOTES - Pity AndThe Wind w/ guest Peggy Johnson

ZEN QUOTE NOTES - Pity AndThe Wind w/ guest Peggy Johnson

My guest Peggy Johnson and I explore the Ojibwa saying "Sometimes I go about in pity for myself, and all the while a great wind is bearing me across the sky."

Positive vs Negative Processes

We have to improve our previous negative processes before trying to build new positive processes on top of them. It's hard to climb a mountain while you're digging holes.

Happiness Willingness Test

You have to be willing to be happy inside to find reasons to be happy outside. Happiness is a choice we've got to consciously make before it can consistently occur. I've found three simple tests to discover how willing you are to be happy at any time of day.

Talking Self vs Writing Self

For a long time, there were two forces battling inside of me to be the dominant resource of my creative output. I'm learning how to help both of them work together to create a greater good.

Fearing You Don’t Exist

It can be easy to feel like you don't exist to the outside world. But existence has to be built from the inside out for you to be perceived. To believe yourself to be perceivable, you have to find and project your unique combination of internal specificity, otherwise you'll live as an external reflection and blend into the background. You have to perceive yourself to become visible.