Some thoughts arrive in a voice so familiar that we never think to question who is speaking. You should be doing more. Don’t disappoint them. Keep the peace. Be useful. A good person wouldn’t feel this way. The voice sounds like us because it has lived inside us for a long time. It may have… Continue reading The Voice That Sounds Like You
Category: Attention and the Mind
When Thought Pretends to Be Truth
A thought can arrive with the force of a fact. It may say: You have failed. You are behind. They are disappointed in you. You should have known better. This will not work. You are too old to begin again. Nothing is really changing. The strange thing is not that thoughts appear. The strange thing… Continue reading When Thought Pretends to Be Truth
What the Quiet Makes Louder
We often imagine quiet as peace. Sometimes it is. A quiet morning can soften the body. A walk without the phone can slow the mind. A porch, a notebook, a cabin, a cup of coffee before the day begins — these can give the nervous system room to settle. But quiet does not always feel… Continue reading What the Quiet Makes Louder
The Pencil-Driven Life 