Thank you for this site- it is refreshing. Like most I have also read many self development articles, books you name it. At one stage in my life I was working for a company who put on events for the big “names” in the personal development business, so I was lucky enough to observe many as part of my “training”. Yep…I have walked over hot coals, …well you all intuitively know the rest. I have learned a lot, but discarded a lot to, as you say it is a dynamic process. I love the quote be Einstein who said that “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds” or words to that effect. Boy have I had my fill of “violent opposition”..of course, that only comes from a place of “fear”, but it has sometimes been a very rough journey.
I have stayed the course, the path over thirty years and am about to enter another transition. Keeps life exciting. The “violent opposition” was indeed, as Einstein pegged it…and I did not see it coming. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, doing great work with teaching children. Untraining disabling paradigms!!! But the greatest lesson was that this work can be best done with kindred spririts. The competitive model of teaching, (which is dominant) has trained, hypnotised some to the point that “we” including all kindred spirits here, can be open to attack (because of being open and vulnerable and being ourselves) I only raise this point, because finding your “tribe”, as I know now, is of paramount importance when you are on the path.

I am a teacher and writer, my “rewards” for teaching young souls, though I do not seek the rewards, may come sometimes years later. When former students come to my house, shining examples of good human beans, and we talk of the “lessons”. None of those chats involve “content” all of them involve skills for life. Or thanks you for “seeing” the world as you do, or “you told me to go for my dreams” Very Cool.

The hardnuts, the naysayers, some particularly “violent” in their intent, are everywhere and very attracted to those are positive souls. Echhardt Tolle’s, Power Of Now, was crucial… it also came at the right time in my recuperation, (I was exhausted -negative people if you are surrounded by them will suck out all your energy) If there is a problem he said, change it, accept it, or leave, all else is “insane”….yup very simple.

I left and continued my work, on my own terms, with all the freedoms to teach the real work!!! Results have been astounding… (not gold stars and marks on pages)

You know the saddest thing in my life, is I witnessed first hand, a teacher, who thought she was doing good, by badgering a young man to go for better results, results, and even when he got them, she continued to put him down. She was asleep…. the result was that this young man took his own life, and then a young and sweet new teacher, was badgered by this “competitive” crap and broke down…(I had left this place by then)
The moral of this story. I could see all this coming…intuitively…made a meeting with the principal to tell him that the outcomes would be disastrous….(others who had been teaching for 30 years did not speak up) I was only a fulltime temp… BUT I got those phone calls from others weeks later who told me the news…how did I know? Shining a light is important, I just wished I had had some time with the two who were “sold” on the prevailing and damaging paradigm, and who did not get a chance to speak…. we all are on the path to helping those who “don’t see” yet!!! Lessons. I was meant to learn these sad ones… Keep up the great work. It is vitally important.

No worries at all. We are all on our own path.

The best advice I can give you is to take things one step at a time. Do what you can do right now and what feels good. You will probably run into resistance because you’re revamping your whole view and way of interacting with life.

You can always get in touch with me with more specific problems and we’ll see what we can do.

It’s a simple process that we have tried to complicate only because life DOES get in the way and therefore we want to believe it’s not possible but it truly is.

Great article man!

And thanks for leaving your first comment. I appreciate!

Keep rocking, Parker!

Im not sure how busy you are but i definitely think we should get in contact, you remind me alot of myself and i think we have very similar personalities judging by some of the things you have said about yourself.

Take care and congratulations on having such an awesome blog.

- Andy

All the best,

–Parker