Episodes
Tuesday Oct 27, 2015
Aspirational Humility
Tuesday Oct 27, 2015
Tuesday Oct 27, 2015
Humility is an important life skill.
It helps you acknowledge and recognize when you make mistakes so you can fix them.
It helps you get out of your own head long enough to pay attention to other people so that they will positively pay attention to you.
And, it helps you cope with the vast nothingness of existence.
Whatever it is you are worried about right now, isn’t a big deal.
It may be to you in the moment.
But in the vastness of existence, it doesn’t matter. Because at some point this problem will be over.
At some point you will cease to exist.
And if there are any people around capable of reflective thought 1 billion years from now, they probably won’t be reflecting on whatever problem you are dealing with right now.
That’s humility.
It provides perspective and helps you to not take things so seriously.
You should try it sometime.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Humanistic Self
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Tuesday Jun 16, 2015
Being a Humanist requires a certain amount of self-awareness.
If you aren’t willing to critically judge your own behavior, you have no way of improving.
Be aware that you aren’t perfect.
Reflect on how you might do and be better.
Take constructive action to actually be better.
I find that having a sense of self-worth is made easier when I know that I matter because I regularly take action that matters to others.
But the number 1 skill? Self-directed learning.
Without a willingness to learn how to be better, you won’t improve.
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Memorials
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Wednesday May 27, 2015
How good are Humanist memorials?
Really good.
In fact, the Humanist practice of celebrating the life lost as a way to facilitate the grief process is so popular, it’s gone mainstream.
A religious friend of mine just lost her husband. She scheduled a celebration of life for people to remember him prior to the funeral.
Another friend had his dad die. He did the same thing and held a celebration of life.
Memorials are important. They help us remember and to help us provide a context for our grief.
Celebrating life should be part of any memorial.
Our task as mourners is to continue living, despite our loss.
Celebrating life is part of our commitment to doing just that.
And that helps us all grieve a little easier.
Tuesday Jan 13, 2015
Evolved Thinking
Tuesday Jan 13, 2015
Tuesday Jan 13, 2015
An interesting ad popped up in my Facebook feed the other day.
It said – “Are you interested in the evolution of your own spiritual level?”
First – no idea what a spiritual level is.
However, if you were to ask, “Am I interested in evolving the way I think?” The answer is yes.
I’m all for evolved thinking.
My thinking has evolved over the course of my life.
I have achieved what little level of evolved thinking I have through the guided evolution of intentional learning.
It has made me a better, more compassionate and effective person.
If you are interested in a little guided evolution in your thinking, check out the courses at Humanist Learning Systems https://humanistlearning.com
Tuesday Dec 16, 2014
Cats and Humans
Tuesday Dec 16, 2014
Tuesday Dec 16, 2014
I like when my cat reaches out to touch my hand when it is getting ready to nap.
It’s like – it needs that skin on skin contact to feel secure enough to sleep.
Whenever she does this – I think of Winnie the Pooh.
There is a story where Piglet reaching out for Pooh’s hand – to be sure of him.
My son does this when he gets scared.
He reaches out – to me or my husband, to be sure of us.
This is all about security and safety.
If someone is reaching out to you, reach back and make that connection.
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