May 25, 2010
#43 May 25, 2010 The statement from last week’s reader, “It’s clear sailing now,” gave rise to this image: The act of getting born is also the act of leaping into an unfathomable abyss. You are still falling in that abyss, although there are...
Jun 2, 2010
#44 June 2, 2010 “The single most important element in developing an expertise is your willingness to practice.” –G. Rubin. Everything you do is practice. All day long, you’re developing an expertise. The question is, are you practicing being...
Jun 8, 2010
#45 June 8, 2010 One thing driving has taught me, is that you have to look in the direction you want to go. If I’m looking backwards while I’m moving forwards, I won’t be very successful. In fact, it’s a recipe for disaster. Likewise in my...
Jun 15, 2010
#46 June 15, 2010 This issue is written entirely by a subscriber: Jett, I don’t know if I told you about my going to a lecture several years ago by some old Tibetan Buddhist guy, who was talking about meditation and healing (he had been very ill, and is now...
Jun 22, 2010
#47 June 22, 2010 I feel lucky to be becalmed someplace where there is a recreation center with a pool. I swim laps pretty much every day, and I love it. I get into the water, and in no time at all, I’m smiling. I love swimming! I’ve always loved swimming...
Jun 30, 2010
#48 June 30, 2010 I know I’ve talked about this before, but lately the topic has been nudging me something fierce. It wants attention. Expectations. They can get you into such trouble. Try an experiment — for a week, or a month, or a year, or from now on....
Jul 6, 2010
#49 July 6, 2010 Mortals, gods, apotheothenai, friend, what bridge, what road, doesn’t double as runway? ~ Andrea Cohen Last week I said, about the choices others in your life make: “You have no idea where any particular choice will lead them, what path it...
Jul 13, 2010
#50 July 13, 2010 Here are some of your responses from Tenacity Notes #47 — Eschew Expectations. I invite you to smile along with me. “That’s impossible. You really pissed me off with this one, Jett.” I guess I touched a nerve! A day later,...
Jul 20, 2010
#51 July 20, 2010 Today, enjoy being you. Today, like yourself.
Jul 27, 2010
#52 July 27, 2010 I was reading my Tenacity Notes blog the other morning, reading the past issues. (You know how to find the past issues, don’t you?) I was taken with the idea of impeccability. I was taken with it because, as I read, I had the distinct sense...