Joyce Shafer's Blog – April 2011 Archive (3)

If someone told you that you could be unconditionally happy, you would do whatever this took. Or, would you?



In Anthony De Mello’s book, Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality, he wrote that it is challenging to be unconditionally happy because we fight it. Why do we fight it? We have expectations, some of which are realistic and some of which are not.



To be unconditionally happy (or even just happy most of the time), you have to let go of your dearly-held (or… Continue

If you have ever attempted to shift from judgment to non-judgment, you may have found that challenging. It is because something important was missing.



There are two types of judgment: self-judgment and judgment of everything and everyone else. Judgment can serve us, if we know how to let it.



Judgment, in regard to laws, rules, and regulations, is in place in an effort to restore balance when an action creates too great a contrast; that is, exceeds an acceptable level of… Continue

The article title asks an important question. The one you focus on has everything to do with not only your outcome but your experience reaching it.



In his book, Awareness: The Perils and Opportunities of Reality, Anthony De Mello quotes Chinese sage Tranxu: “When the archer shoots for no particular prize, he has all his skills; when he shoots to win a brass buckle, he is already nervous; when he shoots for a gold prize, he goes blind, sees two targets, and is out of his mind. His… Continue