I made a commitment to a close friend that I will write a new post to my blog each week at least for a while to share my truth, to express my heart, and to serve the greater good. I was immersed and inspired during the recent Revelation Conference hosted by Agape, with a variety [...]
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Risking It All To Live Authentically
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in authentic, authenticity, calling, change, choice, coach, commit, commitment, date, dating, ego, free, freedom, gift, grateful, gratitude, health, human, humble, humility, integrity, intention, language, leader, leadership, love, partner, passion, photography, purpose, Relationship, romance, self, serve, trust, word
EGO – Need It, Use It Or Be Used By It. The Care And Feeding Of Your Ego.
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in authentic, authenticity, change, choice, communication, ego, free, freedom, God, human, humble, humility, projection, Relationship, self, self-talk, spirit
The ego is a funny thing. For many it is what defines them (USED BY IT), and they daren’t venture beyond its confines. For others, it is like a cage they are trapped in. For still others, it is all that is. And for yet others, it feels like the controller of who they are [...]
Gurus – The Post-Graduate Experience
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in Agape, Braco, change, choice, free, freedom, guru, healing, human, humble, humility, leader, self, serve, service, soul, spirit, The Secret
In conversation with another renegade free thinker this morning, I shared my experience of Braco, who shared his gazing gift at Agape this past weekend. He suggested I write about my experience as it may serve others. You can find my friend Ran at http://livingthedreamdeferred.blogspot.com BRACO This past Sunday, Agape welcomed Braco (pronounced Brat-zo) and he shared [...]
Words Can Hurt You
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in assume, assumption, change, choice, communication, forgive, forgiveness, free, freedom, generalization, integrity, intention, judge, judgment, mistake, neuro-linguistic, neuro-linguistic programming, nlp, programming, self, self-talk, serve, service, should, try, victim
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me? How many times as a kid did you hear (or use) that saying “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” ? In my pre-teen years, growing up in England, that was said so many times, [...]
Being An Eagle In The Eye Of The Storm – Having The Greatest Leverage In Any Situation!
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in blame, care, change, choice, climate, coach, eagle, emotion, flexibility, flexible, free, freedom, gratitude, judge, judgment, Relationship, storm, victim, weather
Roll up your sleeves folks, let’s get to work… First, some questions to prime the pump: How do you feel when that car cuts you off on the freeway? Or does your stomach sink when you see that letter in your mailbox from the debt collector/your ex/the IRS/the credit card company/etc.? Or has your boss [...]
44 in 18*: Adventures in House-Sitting. Lesson 7: Service
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in adaptable, authentic, authenticity, calling, care, change, choice, communication, difference, different, ego, emotion, flexibility, flexible, free, freedom, God, gratitude, healing, health, house-sit, hug, human, humble, humility, initiate, integrity, intention, lead, leader, leadership, purpose, Relationship, self, service, soul, spirit
“I can’t afford to.” “I don’t have time.” “I am too busy.” “It’s not my thing.” If you have said any of these before (and I have too), get a clue! “I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I do know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are [...]
41 in 16*: Adventures in House-Sitting. Lesson 6: Freedom
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in adapt, adaptable, authenticity, butterfly, caterpillar, change, choice, coach, emotion, faith, flexibility, flexible, free, freedom, galaxy, grateful, gratitude, healing, hitchhiker, house-sit, humility, intention, mental, olympic, olympics, purpose, reaction, Relationship, trust, victim, Victor Frankl
had originally intended to write about a different lesson at this point in the journey. Even though I had written quite a lot, it wasn’t coming together and feeling ready to share. I sat with that for a few days, and during a time of contemplation and reflection, the word freedom loomed large in my awareness (!), [...]
38 into 16*: Adventures in House-Sitting. Lesson 5: Flexibility
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in adapt, adaptable, calling, change, choice, coach, communication, couch-surf, faith, flexibility, flexible, gratitude, house-sit, humble, humility, integrity, intention, mental, nomad, passion, purpose, trust, victim
Looking back over these past months, a fundamental skill I have honed over this time has been my ability to be flexible, not simply in the physical plane about housing accommodations, but perhaps more importantly flexible on the mental plane. Having flexible thinking kept me adaptable, willing and nimble. It is truly the core of [...]
37 into 15: Adventures in House-Sitting. Lesson 3: Gratitude
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in change, coach, communication, couch-surf, faith, gratitude, house-sit, human, humble, humility, integrity, judge, judgment, mental, reaction, self, victim
I remember one evening several months ago, about 9pm, packing up my car from one house-sit that had ended, with no idea where I would be staying that night. I must admit my limited thinking began to show up. I was beginning to wonder if my luck was running out (which is so ridiculous to [...]
37 into 15: Adventures in House-Sitting. Lesson 1: Initiation
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in authenticity, change, choice, communication, emotion, emotional, faith, forgive, gratitude, healing, house-sit, human, humble, humility, integrity, judge, judgment, leap of faith, mental, nomad, passion, physical, purpose, reaction, Relationship, self, spirit, trust
Saying there was a little trepidation as I took what was one HUGE leap of faith is about as accurate as calling the weather in Los Angeles slightly sunny! To give up where I was living and choose to house-sit and couch surf, what was I thinking? Looking back, I recognize that I had absolutely no idea [...]
Climate Change – A Deeper Cut!
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in change, choice, climate, doppler, emotion, healing, human, judge, judgment, mental, projection, radar, reaction, Relationship, self, weather
In support of BLOG ACTION DAY 09, I offer an alternate perspective on this year’s theme of CLIMATE CHANGE. My offering probably differs from most out there about saving the environment, global warming, the death knell of a dying planet, the need to go green, stop driving or eating meat, and the call to become [...]