I Don’t Know

There is enormous freedom in remembering how little we actually know.It’s said that the human brain processes 11,000,000 bits of information per second but we are consciously aware of only about 50 bits per second. Isn’t that an incredible ratio? Eleven million bits of information, give or take, are being taken in and processed every

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Gratitude

We’re about halfway through the Fall 2020 LSBC course and I’m so full of gratitude.This is where things start to get real.This is where people who have spent the first couple weeks worried and comparing themselves to others, begin to relax and let things unfold as they will.This is where things often really begin to

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EP118: What the Ratio 50:11,000,000 Can Show You About What You Think and Feel

Humans are said to process 11 Million bits of information per second. Do you know how much we’re aware of? How many bit make it to conscious awareness? 50.Isn’t that an incredible ratio?! How do you suppose the 50 out of 11,000,000 bits are chosen? Which 50 come to life in a way we can see and recognize?

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Is your Head in the Clouds?

Has anyone ever told you that you’re out of your mind?It’s a huge compliment.Since when is being in your mind, with your head down low, out of the clouds, the responsible or wise way to be?Being out of your mind means you’re not caught up in the same limited reality everyone else is in. You’re

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EP116: Suffering for Others

People are suffering and we’re bombarded with reminders and images of their struggles. Which, in turn, leads us to suffer for them.In some ways, it’s a beautiful, compassionate illustration of our oneness that we suffer for complete strangers. We celebrate with them too. We are them and they are us and we deeply know it. But

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EP115: Jacqui’s Change Story: Realizing Your Worth Beyond Actions and Roles

Jacqui recently had what she calls a shattering. There was B.S., life Before the Shattering (which she says is aptly named) and there is life now, after the shattering.Before the shattering Jacqui was far less aware of her worth. She believed that her worth came from the roles she took on. Her value was largely

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Chattering Teeth

If you’ve been in The Little School of Big Change or you’ve watched some Ask Amy’s, you know my teeth.I use these wind-up, plastic, chattering teeth to illustrate how our mind seems to work. Bright red plastic gums and tall, shiny white teeth. You wind them up and they chatter and chomp around your table.Everyone

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EP114: What if it doesn’t work? Yeah, but what if it does?

Twice a year, before each LSBC class begins, I’m flooded with emails that say things like this:“Everything about this understanding resonates so deeply with me, but I’m afraid to try The Little School of Big Change because I’ve already tried everything”Or, “I love what you share and I know it could help me finally end

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Mistaken Identity

The only reason you may not feel full of confidence, peace, and clarity is because you identify with experience moving through as who-you-are. You mistake what you think, feel, and do for who-you-are. We all do.It’s a simple misunderstanding. A clear-cut case of mistaken identity.I’m not only talking to you, of course. This mistaken identity

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