Monthly Archives: May 2011
why self-improvement makes you neurotic. by DANIELLE LAPORTE
why self-improvement makes you neurotic
by DANIELLE LAPORTE of whitehot truth
http://whitehottruth.com/white-hot/why-self-improvement-makes-you-neurotic/
I’m about to make a major admission of error. I am hereby fessing up to a seriously flawed paradigm that has informed much of my adult life, and, (crap, sorry, apologies in advance,) too much of what I’ve espoused.
I’ve come to this revelatory humility through two important practices in my life: 1) getting ready to go on stage, 2) yoga.
“Our most precious gifts are often things we were shamed for as kids.”
What Does “Ground Truth” Look Like? By Nona Jordan, The Business Yogini. Seen at Jennifer Voss site: http://truthexperience.net/
I have always had a big mouth.
As a kid, in a dysfunctional family, I remember being hissed at by my grandmother (who I dearly loved) that I was the “town crier”, which was not a compliment. She wanted me to keep my mouth shut and stop telling people what was happening in my family (which was, in fact, imploding).