What does living masteryfully look like?
Readiness to recommit when in error and course-correct.
"'I'm sorry,' said often, easily, and without tears, is a sure sign that we will do the same thing again soon..." K Bradford Brown, Guidelines to Relationships
"Failing, and coming back again,
Failing, and coming back again,
Failing, and coming back again.
This is the rhythm of creation, of being made free to love." K. Bradford Brown, Guidelines to Spirituality
Practice: Re-committing means giving your word anew about what you will and will not do. It implies a course-correction. This week, when you recommit, make plans for how you will keep your word this time and be "made free to love."
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Monday, February 18, 2008
What does living Masterfully look like?
Courage to go beyond fears and insecurities.
"Fear is nothing to be afraid of.
"Fear is nothing to be afraid of.
I made it up."
K. Bradford Brown, Signs of Life: Mental Touchstones
for the Warrior of the Spirit
Practice:
Take time to reflect, process and discover your pathway beyond the fear to the Truth . . .
- List any fears you may be feeling about a particular situation, project, or task
- Write the "to do's" that you're avoiding
- Notice what you're feeling in your body; breathe and open to a LifeShock
- Ask yourself: What am I afraid of? What might happen or not happen if I.....? What would it mean about me if ......?
- Choose a process to clear the untruths; (Authority, Clearing, Disavowal/Avowal)
- Take your stand AND
- Identify a choice; commit to an action to take and a way to be from the Truth of who you really are, a courageous human being.
Warrior's slogan: Here be no dragons
Warrior's tonic: Large doses of gratitude
K. Bradford Brown
Monday, February 11, 2008
Where are your feelings?
What does living masterfully look like?
Noticing mindtalk and the negative emotions that result.
K. Bradford Brown
Practice: See if you can notice how your unexpressed feelings are being expressed. This list will give you some starting places for your search:
Noticing mindtalk and the negative emotions that result.
"Unexpressed feelings get expressed one way or another."
K. Bradford Brown
Practice: See if you can notice how your unexpressed feelings are being expressed. This list will give you some starting places for your search:
- Physical dis-ease
- A lid on your joy, passion, enthusiasm, etc
- Difficulty in relationships
- Spiritual disconnection
- Diminished self-esteem
- Lack of purpose or direction, spinning your wheels
Sunday, February 3, 2008
What does living masterfully look like?
Courage to go beyond fear and tell the truth to oneself.
"I lost myself when I made you wrong. I found myself when I noticed I was angry."
K. Bradford Brown
Practice: A big payoff for our resentment is getting to avoid feelings we don't want to experience. Who are you making wrong so that you don't have to feel angry - or scared? Go ahead and tell yourself the truth about what you feel, including the resentment that you've created to avoid feeling fear or anger. You may want to use the Cost Process to do this.
Courage to go beyond fear and tell the truth to oneself.
"I lost myself when I made you wrong. I found myself when I noticed I was angry."
K. Bradford Brown
Practice: A big payoff for our resentment is getting to avoid feelings we don't want to experience. Who are you making wrong so that you don't have to feel angry - or scared? Go ahead and tell yourself the truth about what you feel, including the resentment that you've created to avoid feeling fear or anger. You may want to use the Cost Process to do this.
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Ready to Learn?
What does living masterfully look like?
Readiness to process lifeshocks and learn from them.
"Sometimes life looks like a maze with no exits. The maze is in my head. And there is always a way out." K. Bradford Brown
Practice: The way out begins with noticing that you are caught up in your reaction to a lifeshock (or a series of them!). What is your stand toward your lifeshocks? Are you standing ready to learn from them?
When you notice your reactions, practice identifying the lifeshock.
Readiness to process lifeshocks and learn from them.
"Sometimes life looks like a maze with no exits. The maze is in my head. And there is always a way out." K. Bradford Brown
Practice: The way out begins with noticing that you are caught up in your reaction to a lifeshock (or a series of them!). What is your stand toward your lifeshocks? Are you standing ready to learn from them?
When you notice your reactions, practice identifying the lifeshock.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
What does living masterfully look like?
The ability to be satisfied with what you are currently doing.
"Drudgery is a state of mind, not the task we refuse to enjoy." K. Bradford Brown
Practice: Pick some task or chore that you usually approach as drudgery. What does your mind have to say about that task? See what happens if you simply choose to enjoy it.
The ability to be satisfied with what you are currently doing.
"Drudgery is a state of mind, not the task we refuse to enjoy." K. Bradford Brown
Practice: Pick some task or chore that you usually approach as drudgery. What does your mind have to say about that task? See what happens if you simply choose to enjoy it.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Remembering and Coming to Life
What does living masterfully look like?
An ability to Self-Remember on a constant basis.
"There are no extraordinary moments. Only moments when we come to life...or don't." K. Bradford Brown
Practice: When you recognize that you've had a lifeshock, you have a choice. You can remember who you are and 'come to life' or you can lose your Self in your reaction.
Noticing is the beginning of Self-Remembering, of being 'above the line', living in that connecting space. What are your cues that you are caught up in your reactions to your lifeshocks? [Hint: notice physical cues, emotional cues, language either spoken or in your mind, and behavior] Once you notice, the choice is yours!
An ability to Self-Remember on a constant basis.
"There are no extraordinary moments. Only moments when we come to life...or don't." K. Bradford Brown
Practice: When you recognize that you've had a lifeshock, you have a choice. You can remember who you are and 'come to life' or you can lose your Self in your reaction.
Noticing is the beginning of Self-Remembering, of being 'above the line', living in that connecting space. What are your cues that you are caught up in your reactions to your lifeshocks? [Hint: notice physical cues, emotional cues, language either spoken or in your mind, and behavior] Once you notice, the choice is yours!
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