Understanding
Emotions, Mindfulness, Truth, Understanding
IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER?
It’s an expression we hear all the time. It usually has a “Don’t let it bother you” tacked on at the beginning or the end. You know, “Don’t let it bother you. In one ear and out the other.” The problem I have with this philosophy is not the letting go part. It’s not the not holding on to grudges, making more of what people say than perhaps they mean, attaching an importance to silly, hurtful or just lame… Read More
The Right Stuff, Understanding
COMPARE AND DESPAIR
I have spent a lifetime creating an image of relative ease. I’m seen as happy, fun-loving and it looks like I have risen above struggle. All of this is true, and all of it is an exaggeration if not a lie. A partner once pointed out to me that my perfectionism was not only driving me crazy but it was hard on him. He felt pressured to live up to my standards and always felt like he was failing. … Read More
Addictions, Mindfulness, Understanding
COMMUNICATION
Communication is really dependant on one question, “How focused are you on Principles?” Do you even know what a Principle is? The Principles I am talking about serve to define behavior and outcomes. In science, a principle would define the physical behavior of an element and how it works in the world. If the behavior is consistent and predictable a Principle can become a law, like the law of gravity. Scientist’s, like Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton, conjured up new… Read More
LIKE A BUTTERFLY
The About Me section is my favorite. I have flirted with the idea of penning my password list—a seemingly poignant depiction of oneself—to realize my middle school obsession with American Idol star Ruben Studdard could be slightly misleading. On more personal forms, I would fill the About Me space with the words “like a butterfly”. It became second nature. So much so that I forgot how I had even come up with it in the first place. Yesterday, at around… Read More
THE PLACE YOUR LOVE CALLS HOME
I love where I live. If you follow my tweets @IMPaulWilliams you’ve probably noticed the excessive use of boat and bay photos to illustrate my messages. I love living by the water. My morning runs when I’m back on the left coast are a symphony of snapping iPhone photos and songs of the sea. Though home is not an address. Home is not a zip code or a neighborhood Don’t get me wrong. I love the house I live in… Read More