by Christine Li | Jan 15, 2014 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance
In the middle of a recent yoga class I was in (actually, in the middle of a pose I was stretching to do), my yoga teacher said, “It’s not about the end pose, it’s about what you learn about yourself trying to get there.” I found myself struck by the wisdom of the...
by Christine Li | Jan 8, 2014 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques, Theories
A few days ago, I wrote about getting rid of something that was nagging at you. I think the idea is important enough to elaborate on here. I have read the “unconscious” is a part of us where our unfinished business lies. In my own imagination, I think of it as a...
by Christine Li | Jan 3, 2014 | All Posts, Resistance, Social, Techniques
I think assuming the best in others is probably something Procrastinators are terrible at. Rotten at even. We take on projects, which are straightforward, simple even, and then we complicate them. A lot. Mostly by making the whole affair more about what the other...
by Christine Li | Jan 2, 2014 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Techniques
I hope you have had a restful and/or fun holiday season and New Year’s celebration. I hope this year brings much happiness into your life. To start the year off in the “happy” mode we crave and tend to enjoy, here’s a list of thoughts to get us there: 1. Deal...
by Christine Li | Dec 10, 2013 | Actions, All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Theories, Thoughts
We don't really ever have as much control as we'd like or as much as we think we need. We spend a lot of time and energy trying to forget that. We try to permify the present by compiling mementos, snapping pictures, filing things, writing in journals, and perfecting...
by Christine Li | Dec 3, 2013 | All Posts, Feelings, Resistance, Theories
Patience. Not my middle name. If it were my middle name, I would have been named incorrectly. Although I was not given the benefit of patience for myself by birth, I think I have learned a good deal about the process of developing patience as an adult. In my own...