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
Your Purpose – The Gift That Keeps On Giving!
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in calling, choice, commit, commitment, gift, purpose, Relationship, romance, self, self-talk, serve, service
What stops you from living full out, dropping self-interest, instead living your purpose and bringing your gifts into the world? You (well, not you of course, but perhaps someone you know) have many reasons and choices for not being all you can be, including the following: Fear of being noticed Fear of failure Fear of [...]
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 4: Choice
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in assume, assumption, choice, communication, couch-surf, ego, emotion, faith, gratitude, house-sit, integrity, judge, judgment, mental, physical, purpose, reaction, Relationship, trust, victim
Believing we don’t have a choice is a lie! Let me say that another way – YOU HAVE CHOICE IN EVERY MOMENT! “It is the ability to choose which makes us human.” Madeleine L’Engle “We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.” Kahlil Gibran “I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it’s [...]
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 [...]
Insanity
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in assume, assumption, authentic, authenticity, blame, care, coach, communication, emotion, forgive, gratitude, healing, health, human, integrity, judge, judgment, mental, passion, physical, projection, purpose, reaction, Relationship, self, trap, trust, victim
Insanity is a strong word, isn’t it? Do you know someone you believe is insane? How do you feel about them? Does insanity mean something bad to you, something negative or something that is unsanitary or unpleasant? For the focus of this blog post, let’s take insanity out of the clinical and psychiatric and place it into [...]
3 Massive Mistakes That Create A Crappy Relationship, Where The Sex Sucks, And Relaxing As You Is Impossible.
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in assume, assumption, authentic, authenticity, coach, communication, feminine, integrity, masculine, mask, men, passion, purpose, Relationship, trust, women
Did that title grab your attention? Glad to hear it! It is my hope that you may pick up some useful tips that will make your relationships a whole lot more passionate, entertaining, rewarding, and rich. This article is aimed at the monogamous straight relationship folks, so I am using masculine, warrior and men interchangeably [...]
First Trap That Can Get You Stuck In A Career You Hate! (Part 4 of 4)
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in blame, calling, forgive, forgiveness, human, judge, judgment, projection, purpose, reaction, relate, Relationship, soul, spirit, trap
The first and most prevalent trap we get caught up in, particularly in Los Angeles, and most of the Western World is STATUS. Another way of putting it is we are trapped in the addiction of COMPARISON. Let me explain. Status is an interesting aspect of the Western way of life. It is probably the cornerstone of [...]
Second Trap That Can Get You Stuck In A Career You Hate! (Part 3 of 4)
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in blame, calling, human, judge, judgment, purpose, reaction, Relationship, soul, spirit, trap, victim
Again, these traps are equally impactful, and the order is somewhat unscientific! Let’s get to it. It is so tempting in this life to do what gets us by in our everyday lives. How many times have you made the choice to not do something risky or challenging or that may change your status quo? [...]
Third Trap That Can Get You Stuck In A Career You Hate! (Part 2 of 4)
By Barry on May 16, 2012 in blame, calling, judge, judgment, purpose, reaction, Relationship, soul, spirit, trap, victim
Honestly, these three traps are not graded by intensity or survey preference. The trap (or traps) you recognize for yourself may be in a different priority order than mine. The information, awareness, and resolution, however, are not dependent on the order! I just chose to write them in reverse order subjectively! So let’s get started. [...]
Are You Answering The Call? Are You Embracing Your Soul’s Purpose? (Part 1 of 4)
I’ve been embracing my own calling this year more than ever, and finding some interesting hurdles and potholes along the way that sometimes slow and sometimes accelerate my progress. I’ve led my own workshop once in August, and scheduled it again recently, however with no attendance, I postponed it. I have been pondering what stops [...]