In previous posts, I wrote about the first five stages of change, as I’ve identified them: awareness; awakening; discovery; courage and action. The final stage, which is the goal, is flow. When looking at Positive Psychology, a flow state is the state of mind in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in aContinue reading “Flow”
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A Celebration of Sobriety
Originally published in AA Agnostica on 7/19/2020: https://aaagnostica.org/2020/07/19/the-labyrinth-facilitator It is July 2020 and I’m celebrating an anniversary – 13 years of sobriety. I’m so fulfilled today and so proud of this achievement that I often have to ask how this perfectionistic Atheist managed such a transformation? How did I go from feeling so angry, afraidContinue reading “A Celebration of Sobriety”
Action
Action begins with the first small step and then another. One day at a time. Action begins with belief in yourself, the support of others and spiritual connection. Once one muscle is moved another is engaged and so it goes – momentum follows as long as we stay in the present. Retreating to the pastContinue reading “Action”
Courage
Where do we go to find courage? I know for a fact, that we can’t look outside of ourselves – we have to find courage within. And how do we embrace the fledgling courage we find there when fear is working very hard to slam the door on it? In my previous posts, I wroteContinue reading “Courage”
Discovery
Discovery In my last post, I wrote about the second stage of deep change – awakening. As we awaken, the awareness of our spiritual nature grows as well as our awareness of what needs to happen to transform our lives. This leads to the very important stage of Discovery. Discovery is, in part, personal asContinue reading “Discovery”
Awakening
In my last post, I wrote about awareness and the beginnings of the realization that I needed to make some big changes. As my awareness increased, an awakening of sorts began to occur. There were the beginnings of general and even clear understandings of why I was disturbed, but the primary realization was that theseContinue reading “Awakening”
Awareness
I’ve been in a fairly steady process of deep change for quite a while now and can honestly say that even though this has been heavy duty and sometimes painful work, I have experienced remarkable and transformational change. I’ve reflected on and analyzed the processes that I needed to go through in order to makeContinue reading “Awareness”
What Really Matters
I know I’m not alone when I say that every day seems like the last. Covid-19 has kept me confined to my home with occasional outings to walk my dog, forays to the local market, masked and gloved, and lots of time spent in my home office attending Zoom meetings. I began complaining that itContinue reading “What Really Matters”
We Are All in This Together
Recently, I received a newsletter from Marjorie Schuman, Ph.D., with some insightful reflections on existential shock. This is what we are all experiencing right now as COVID-19 has caused everything to change, upending our world and our lives. In her newsletter, Dr. Schuman says, “I see that existential shock arises as a consequence of beingContinue reading “We Are All in This Together”
Like it or not – Change
Covid-19 is here and we are all being forced to change. My reactions have been changing, too. At first, I was dismissive, then annoyed, then worried, then I felt neutral followed with resignation and acceptance. I indefinitely postponed a workshop that I’ve been working on for a long time and felt relieved. I suddenly hadContinue reading “Like it or not – Change”
