Maybe I'm starting a series called "These Are a Few of My Favorite Tools."Â Today's tool is: "Gathering Evidence for a New Conclusion." Author Maria Nemeth introduced this tool to me as part of her life-changing course "Mastering Life's Energies" … [Read more...] about Do I Always Have to Do it Myself?
spirit & personal
What is Conscious Reality Anyway?
Since our new webcast is called "The Conscious Reality Show," everyone keeps asking me, "What's conscious reality mean?" Author teacher Byron Katie has said "You can argue with the way things are. You'll lose, but only 100% of the time," which … [Read more...] about What is Conscious Reality Anyway?
Are We Actually Willing to Have What We Say We Want?
Snicholsblog readers have long grokked that whether Snichols fully understands them or not, she runs with those ideas as if she does. One of those ideas I've run with for years is the concept of "Havingness" (taught to me years ago by the Berkeley … [Read more...] about Are We Actually Willing to Have What We Say We Want?
How am I wasting my vital resources defending myself instead of living abundantly?
Lately, I've been perseverating over the amount of the United States federal budget that goes to military, Homeland Security, and related expenses versus health care, housing, food, and reversing climate change so that we can actually continue to … [Read more...] about How am I wasting my vital resources defending myself instead of living abundantly?
The Conscious Reality Show with Sara Stevens Nichols has launched
I launched a webcast last week and barely told you about it. It's what the restaurants call a "soft opening," so I shouldn't publicize it further until we're ready for the hoards to watch. But in some quarters, posting on snicholsblog doesn't yet … [Read more...] about The Conscious Reality Show with Sara Stevens Nichols has launched
Try My New Spot-Check Inventory: How Much Do You Know about Your Body, Food & Healing?
Spot-Check Inventory: How Much Do You Know about Your Body, Food & Healing? How much do we really know about what best serves our bodies? what food is ours to eat? and what healers to consult and when to believe them? To find out … [Read more...] about Try My New Spot-Check Inventory: How Much Do You Know about Your Body, Food & Healing?
Is Thinking the Same as Knowing?
Since I'm writing a book on how to know what you know, I thought I'd treat you to some thoughts about what is knowing, and what is not. In Western culture, many human survival strategies masquerade as knowing. Today I'm starting a limited series to … [Read more...] about Is Thinking the Same as Knowing?
Will the outcome of this debate define the rest of your life?
A headline in The Washington Post caught my eye today, "Harris and Trump prep for a debate that could define rest of the campaign." I wasn't thinking about the U.S. Presidential election, but about how often I do this to myself, decide that some … [Read more...] about Will the outcome of this debate define the rest of your life?
While the candidates focus on Fear & Joy in the November Elections, My Focus is Faith (what’s yours?)
Let's not mince words: Each of the presidential candidates is focused on a particular quality in the 2024 election: Republican Candidate for President, former President Donald Trump is focused on fear. Democratic Candidate for President, … [Read more...] about While the candidates focus on Fear & Joy in the November Elections, My Focus is Faith (what’s yours?)
Do the One Thing First & Early
I choose to get up early every morning even though I don't have to. I was raised to be a late bird. Most nights I'd fall asleep to the clatter of our father's manual typewriter as he wrote plays and the loud television as our mother strained to hear … [Read more...] about Do the One Thing First & Early
Are you a Chef or a Jeff? Spiritual Lessons of The Bear
My husband and I just finished binging the third season of The Bear on Hulu.* The story of a highly dysfunctional family (you discover just how dysfunctional over the course of the series) trying to run a restaurant is, as all critics will and … [Read more...] about Are you a Chef or a Jeff? Spiritual Lessons of The Bear
Pay Attention to Coincidence
As the grandchild of a Jungian, I was raised on "synchronicity"--the Jungian term for paying attention to coincidence. My grandmother, Sally Stevens Nichols, author of Jung and Tarot: An Archetypal Journey, lived by it, and my mother definitely … [Read more...] about Pay Attention to Coincidence