3 hours ago294 Minutes a day watching TV?The average adult spent 294 minutes a day watching television in 2022. My tribe are those who will spend 60 minutes a day working on themselves. The minimum buy in is just five minutes of breathing a day. My messages are for those people. …Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Nov 23Giving Thanks for MAGICGive thanks for the MAGIC in your Licensed for Life ### 37 days of the LOVE FEAST remaining this year. And I got another dose of clarity that my ability to love Tananarive 100% is based on how fully I commit to protecting my child. If Little Stevie knows that…Self Improvement4 min readSelf Improvement4 min read
Nov 19Working Twice As Hard To Get Half As Far"You’ll have to work twice as hard to get half as far.” Like a lot of black kids, I heard this from my Mom, and believed it. For the record, there are other oppressive and damaging factors involving physical and mental and social existence, so if you heard this too…Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Nov 17Creating Your Perfect Path“Don’t bother practicing martial arts. I know people who did, and they still lost fights.” “Traditional martial arts don’t work. Try MMA.” “Don’t carry a knife…it can be taken away from you.” “Don’t fight back against a bully. You’ll just get hurt worse.” “Don’t resist the invader. …Self Improvement5 min readSelf Improvement5 min read
Nov 16Tripling Your Energy with the “Ancient Child”The Ancient Child and Energy I remember when I was discussing health and energy with Sifu Carl Totton. I mentioned that I visualized myself as 120 years old and still healthy. He suggested the opposite: to embrace the CHILD self instead. And it seems to make sense to me. The…Self Improvement6 min readSelf Improvement6 min read
Nov 14Is A Spouse your “inner child’s” “step-parent”?I have seven days to break the “Star Wars” novel. That means creating a full rough draft, however rough, where I can feel all the story and character arcs. The rest is just “chop wood, carry water.” And I can do it, too. We are 44 days to deliver the…Inner Child4 min readInner Child4 min read
Nov 8FIREDANCE: Healing the Inner ChildI totally violated my relationship with my “child” back in the 1980s. Ask me about “Friday the 13th” sometime, or “Purple Heart.” Another time. But the point is that due to a poor decision I was cut off from the child aspect. This manifested as disruptions of 1)Joy Creativity Energy …Self Improvement2 min readSelf Improvement2 min read
Nov 6Child-Adult-Elder: Mastering The Internal WorldIts fun to shift between models. Looking at the Child-Adult-Elder balance, the Male-Female balance, and examining your issues through that framework is SCARY powerful. 5MM. Breath and Heartbeat MR MAGIC and 1% Ancient Child (Child-Adult-Elder) Three Gates That would be nice. Very nice. …Mastery4 min readMastery4 min read
Nov 3What Prince understood that most don’t“A lot of people say that the person who goes through it all changes, but I don’ tthink that’s true. I think its everyone else who changes, because they expect certain things from you and they’ll approach you in a different manner” — Prince Rogers Nelson. The clearest adult-child split…Self Improvement9 min readSelf Improvement9 min read
Nov 1What is a “Third Level” Inner Child Relationship?The point (IMO) of the 90-Day Love Feast (focusing totally on the partner’s needs and desires for 90 days) is for the individual to take responsibility for his emotions and experience of life. The result is that the partner has the space to take a deep breath. When people feel…Inner Child5 min readInner Child5 min read