292 Denying

292 Denying   Red scarves don’t bother me. OK. If you say so. But why don’t you say Red scarves don’t AMUSE me. Well, … [Read more...]

278 I Am

Don't deny you are anything. This includes: Bad /jealous /angry etc.   Just realize that that's a millionth of what your total … [Read more...]

277 Water on Floor

Wow! What happened here? Well, as you can see, I have water all over the floor of my recreation room. Can you help me clean it … [Read more...]

276 Gold Mine #2

Just imagine you somehow get a goldmine all to yourself. It's yours. Completely. Annnd, it has a lot of gold in it, just waiting to be … [Read more...]

274 Lawyers & Virgins

I was with a couple of 'lawyers' (barristers) eating a hamburger. This place offered 'free' refills for your drink. So they only … [Read more...]

271 Pedestals

The more you consider someone a Hero the higher the pedestal you place them on. The higher the pedestal, the less room they have to … [Read more...]

250 The Impossible Self-Image

You cannot build a hill that has only one direction. You may want it to go only 'up'. Fine, but it does go both ways. To take … [Read more...]

247 Yesterday

"Oh, you are so very cruel saying things like that!" As she stormed away. That evening I told my wife the things she said that day. And … [Read more...]

240 Irreplaceable

I'm always looking for someone to promote so I can be free to expand. I call one person and ask her how she is doing. “Excellent. … [Read more...]

237 Let Go!

A pilot out of control was told by the air traffic controller to just "let go!" all controls. Trainer airplanes automatically rebalance … [Read more...]

216 Lies

Lies are basically wishes-in-disguise. The fish was THIS big. I wish the fish was this big.   I am a rich person. I wish … [Read more...]

206 A Good Time

'Good' lasts only a certain amount of time.   Protecting your child from the outside world becomes: Parents still nagging … [Read more...]

204 Apologize /Forgive

They are the same thing.   To not Apologize /Forgive someone is to indicate you have a reason not to. My friend never forgave … [Read more...]

193 Seeing Red

Look around and take note of everything that’s red. (Play the game = get the results!) Remember as many red things as possible. (Just … [Read more...]

180 Reverse It

You rarely physically touch any other human being. Maybe a hand shake.   So just how do you go about influencing each … [Read more...]

177 I Know

Do you?   Or do you 'believe'?   All too often I Know should really be I Believe.   "I Know I … [Read more...]

174 Good /Bad Part 2

GOOD l---------------------------------l BAD   Let us say the far left of the line is ABSOLUTE Good. 100% And far right is … [Read more...]

173 I’m Tired

Unless you are sick or very old indeed, you always ‘talk’ and ‘move’ from morning to bedtime. Your body is always moving and you … [Read more...]

161 Are You Perfect?

Are you perfect?   So why does it bother you when someone points that out? If they actually show you a better way to do … [Read more...]

147 Interpretation Part 2

I didn't say he stole the money.   What subject does the sentence above describe? (Play the game = get the … [Read more...]

146 Always Right

Do you know anyone who’s always 100% Perfect, 100% Right, 100% Knowledgeable? Anyone? I didn’t think so. Do you like people who … [Read more...]

127 Not-Me

If you don't admit, accept and address the real cause you won't solve it. Sounds simple. And it is! So why do we constantly repeat the … [Read more...]

118 Right!

Some people walk around with food stains on their clothes. They believe that to admit they spill anything, is a mistake. They believe to … [Read more...]

109 Understanding

We tend to divide things into two. Good/Bad Right/Wrong Day/Night Yes/No And that’s a trap. (Black & White doesn’t allow for … [Read more...]

108 Emotions

My wife and I go to my best friend’s home for his surprise Birthday party. And we are fighting. We fight as only real married couples … [Read more...]

90 Good/Bad

It's impossible to understand something without also automatically understanding its opposite.   Can you build stairs just going … [Read more...]

83 Being Wrong

As a consultant I deal with people. In one particular company we gather in their boardroom and start with a verbal report from each … [Read more...]

80 ‘No’ Is Information

Are you hungry? No.   Do you want to buy this car? No.   Will you stay for my whole speech? No.   Do you … [Read more...]

79 Truth Time

Everything is true. For a time.   Right now as I write this, it's night time. And that's true ... for a few more hours. Then … [Read more...]

70 Conclusions

He slapped her. That's terrible! Well, she was hysterical. Oh, that's OK He made her hysterical to look good slapping … [Read more...]

57 Helicopter

First we blindfold you. Then put you in a Helicopter and fly around for a couple of hours. We land, undo your blindfold, give you a map … [Read more...]

36 Prime Time

Here is a guarantee of sadness and failure: try to ‘look young' your whole life. As if that were the only value you had/held. As if that … [Read more...]

20 The Gift of Knowledge

A 7 year old asked, "Lord, Lord, tell me my future." "You don't really want to know." came the reply. "Yes, I do. Tell me my … [Read more...]

15 K.I.S.S.

Ask politely and directly for what you want. Take a chance on getting slapped, you might get kissed!   People are mostly the … [Read more...]

2 Normal Luck

When things go ‘right' I say I'm LUCKY. That, though, keeps me ‘here' with LUCKY over ‘there'   One day someone asked me … [Read more...]