PCL 038: Incantation 8: I Make My Meaning

Sat December 20 2008

Today’s episode is episode 11 of the Ten-Second Centering Series Centering and meaning are connected. If your days don’t feel meaningful, ... read more

Today’s episode is episode 11 of the Ten-Second Centering Series Centering and meaning are connected. If your days don’t feel meaningful, an uncentering restlessness and boredom set in, along with existential anxiety and, eventually, a bout of depression. Incantation 8 can prove a great help to you in this regard, because it reminds you of meaning’s central secret, that it is a t... read more

Today’s episode is episode 11 of the Ten-Second Centering Series Centering and meaning are connected. If your days don’t feel meaningful, an uncentering restlessness and boredom set in, along with existential anxiety and, eventually, a bout of depression. Incantation 8 can prove a great help to you in this regard, because it reminds you of meaning’s central secret, that it is a thing to be made and not found. The metaphor of “seeking meaning” is outdated and no longer viable. There is no meaning to find. There is only the meaning we make. read less

PCL 037: Incantation 7: I Am Free of the Past

Sat December 13 2008

Today’s episode is episode 10 of the Ten-Second Centering Series We are pretty convinced that people are significantly harmed by experiences lik... read more

Today’s episode is episode 10 of the Ten-Second Centering Series We are pretty convinced that people are significantly harmed by experiences like being shamed, beaten, ignored, discounted, mocked, and abandoned. Nor can encountering a lot of disappointments, rejections, defeats, burst dreams, and unsuccessful outcomes help a person feel sanguine about his chances or confident in his abilitie... read more

Today’s episode is episode 10 of the Ten-Second Centering Series We are pretty convinced that people are significantly harmed by experiences like being shamed, beaten, ignored, discounted, mocked, and abandoned. Nor can encountering a lot of disappointments, rejections, defeats, burst dreams, and unsuccessful outcomes help a person feel sanguine about his chances or confident in his abilities. And mustn’t the negative self-concepts that people form of themselves, for instance that they are unworthy, unlucky, incompetent, untalented, or undisciplined, regularly derail them? In this episode we learn how to use Incantation 7 to help with these problems. read less

PCL 036: Incantation 6: I Embrace This Moment

Fri December 05 2008

Today’s episode is episode 9 of the Ten-Second Centering Series Each of us can read a book, watch a television show, run errands, have a chat wi... read more

Today’s episode is episode 9 of the Ten-Second Centering Series Each of us can read a book, watch a television show, run errands, have a chat with a friend, and in countless other ways pass the time of day. But if we turn off the television set and just sit there, endeavoring to be present to what we really want to do next in life, we know how difficult that feels. Nor do we find it that eas... read more

Today’s episode is episode 9 of the Ten-Second Centering Series Each of us can read a book, watch a television show, run errands, have a chat with a friend, and in countless other ways pass the time of day. But if we turn off the television set and just sit there, endeavoring to be present to what we really want to do next in life, we know how difficult that feels. Nor do we find it that easy to encounter another person in a present way and genuinely interact or find it easy to encounter our work in a present way and delve deeply into its mysteries. Uncenteredness causes us to pass the time of day busily and superficially. read less

PCL 035: Incantation 5: I Feel Supported

Sat November 15 2008

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PCL 034: Incantation 4: I Trust My Resources

Sat November 08 2008

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