Welcome!

 You’ve “arrived” at this site which is about how to make personal change happen…something we all are often trying to bring about. To succeed in making such change, it would help to know better just how to go about it.
 
So…you might begin here with a metaphor of your mind that is very useful in understanding how it works…because, well, knowing how it works – and doesn’t – makes “making change” more likely.  Or, try:
SITTING QUIETLY
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A Cautionary Tale...
Or..."Who am I?"

ERM

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The Elephant/Rider metaphor serves as a model of the human mind, one most helpful in understanding how it works, and in seeking to make lasting personal change.

SQ

meditation, mindfulness, reconditioning
Sitting Quietly (SQ) is first a self-care practice, one of calming renewal and connection…it’s also “the vehicle” of introspection, enabling discovery, insight…and healing.

LP

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Life Practices are particular activities we engage on a more or less regular basis, using skillsets we learn and develop, and that serve to make our lives meaningful, productive, and rewarding…
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The Elephant/Rider metaphor serves as a model of the human mind, one most helpful in understanding how it works, and in seeking to make lasting personal change.
kids, africa, animals

The Elephant/Rider metaphor serves as a model of the human mind, one most helpful in understanding how it works, and in seeking to realize well-being…

SQ is an evidenced-based way to actually retrain the Elephant and effect lasting change…

kids, africa, animals

The Elephant/Rider metaphor serves as a model of the human mind, one most helpful in understanding how it works, and in seeking to realize well-being…