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"Zero" Baseline of Existence?
"Zero" Baseline of Existence?

What does it mean that “everything is connected”?

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Spirituality, MeditationCharles FrelighSeptember 13, 2020 Comments
Zeroing the Scale
Zeroing the Scale

Here’s an analogy for the act of becoming self-aware…

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Psychology, MeditationCharles FrelighSeptember 6, 2020 Comments
How Do "You" Wake Up?
How Do "You" Wake Up?

An exploration of waking up in the morning as a helpful way of understanding the waking up of “enlightenment” or spiritual realization…

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SpiritualityCharles FrelighAugust 31, 2020 Comments
What is Spirituality?
What is Spirituality?

Here I take a stab at explaining the nebulous concept of “spirituality”…

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SpiritualityCharles FrelighAugust 24, 2020 Comments
A Riddle on “Just This”
A Riddle on “Just This”

Here’s a riddle to facilitate clarity of mind…

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Zen, SpiritualityCharles FrelighAugust 17, 2020 Comments
Story: Nasrudin & the Lamp Post
Story: Nasrudin & the Lamp Post

Here’s one of my favorite anecdotes that asks us to take a look at where we are looking in the first place…

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SpiritualityCharles FrelighAugust 9, 2020 Comments
Layers of Mind
Layers of Mind

A subjective exploration of the layers of the mind…

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Psychology, Spirituality, PhilosophyCharles FrelighAugust 2, 2020 Comments
"Mindfulness" is Pressing Play
"Mindfulness" is Pressing Play

A musical analogy might help to convey the underlying meaning of “mindfulness”…

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Psychology, SpiritualityCharles FrelighJuly 27, 2020 Comments
Your Living Space as a Metaphor for You
Your Living Space as a Metaphor for You

Thoughts on how your living environment can influence & be an expression of your inner world…

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Psychology, SpiritualityCharles FrelighJuly 19, 2020 Comments
Words Are Not Real
Words Are Not Real

Our use of language can block our direct experience of life…

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PhilosophyCharles FrelighJuly 12, 2020 Comments
Having "Difficult" Conversations
Having "Difficult" Conversations

Here’s a framework to help you approach conflict in a healthy way…

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PsychologyCharles FrelighJuly 5, 2020 Comments
The Watermelon Hunter
The Watermelon Hunter

What is the risk of letting go of yourself to understand another?

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Psychology, SpiritualityCharles FrelighJune 28, 2020 Comments
A Letter to My Dad
A Letter to My Dad

A letter to my dad & thoughts on the relationship between child & father…

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Charles FrelighJune 21, 2020 Comments
Cocoon of Thought
Cocoon of Thought

Thoughts on living life as if in a cocoon and the possibility of poking through into Now…

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Meditation, SpiritualityCharles FrelighJune 14, 2020 Comments
Just Keep Waiting
Just Keep Waiting

A poem expressing the value of passive effort…

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PoetryCharles FrelighJune 7, 2020Comment
Thoughts from a White Guy on Prejudice
Thoughts from a White Guy on Prejudice

Here are a few of my thoughts as a therapist and as a white man on the topic of prejudice…

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Psychology, SpiritualityCharles FrelighJune 5, 2020 Comments
Discipline or Regret
Discipline or Regret

In each moment, we choose the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Which do you choose?

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PsychologyCharles FrelighMay 31, 2020 Comments
What is the Second Arrow?
What is the Second Arrow?

Here’s a useful metaphor to help us consciously respond to life…

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PsychologyCharles FrelighMay 24, 2020 Comments
Cleaning Your Mind Bowl
Cleaning Your Mind Bowl

Consider your mind as like the one bowl you use to eat every meal…

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Spirituality, ZenCharles FrelighMay 17, 2020 Comments
Parenting the Inner Child: Guided Practice
Parenting the Inner Child: Guided Practice

Thoughts & guided practice on caring for your own inner child

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Psychology, PsychotherapyCharles FrelighMay 10, 2020 Comments
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