Tag: Surrender
Whether we call it surrendering, letting go, or letting it be, surrender is literally the key to end suffering. The posts below explain why.
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version and a related video.] We spend so much of our present moment time trying to predict the future….
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version. There’s also a related video.] Nobody likes being angry. It feels pretty crappy. The more angry we feel…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version. See also the corresponding video on this topic.] In a recent blog post I wrote that whatever is going…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version. There’s also a corresponding video you can watch.] We humans are a crazy bunch! I mean that literally….
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Did you know that you have two minds? If you’re like I was most of my life, you…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] My husband and I have been playing tennis during the summer for the past few years. This year…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] If you’ve been reading my blog for awhile, you know I write a lot about happiness. I’ve learned…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I once wrote a blog post on the topic of surrendering and letting go and how that was the secret to…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] “You’re so dumb!” “You should know better.” “You’re no good at that.” “What makes you think you’re so…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] In my last blog post, I pondered personal identity and what we think of as our true self….
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I had a bit of an insight about our “true selves” last week which I’ll try to put into…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] About a month ago a colleague was telling me about her business friend who picks up potential clients everywhere she goes….
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] In a recent popular post I talked about how keeping our mouth shut when others seem to do or say…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] What if I told you that you’ve been lied to your entire life? Not just you, but everyone….
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] You know the old saying “Mind your own business”? More and more I believe this is the key…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] I enjoy games as much as the next guy. Especially challenging and fun ones. For instance, this game…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Have you ever noticed how so much of our day is spent being up in arms about something? (Usually lots…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] Last summer someone close to me acted in a manner that based on my values and belief system,…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] When I hear of people who no longer trust others because they were “burned before,” it makes me sad. As…
[Jill’s Note: If you prefer to listen rather than read, please scroll to the bottom of this post for the audio version.] It’s becoming clearer to me that much of–if not all–our suffering is caused by our desire to control ourselves,…