Category: Self-Awareness

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The Meditative Life Then | Sobriety, AA, and Enlightenment

Inside the Minds Eye

In this episode, I share what my life was like before, during, and after a spiritual awakening that occurred while I was sober and active in Alcoholics Anonymous. Continue reading The Meditative Life Then | Sobriety, AA, and Enlightenment

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The Meditative Life Now | Choiceless Awareness

Inside the Minds Eye

This conversation centers on choiceless awareness: the recognition that there is no personal will or control, and that everything—thoughts, emotions, actions, reactions—is arising spontaneously on its own. Continue reading The Meditative Life Now | Choiceless Awareness

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Your Life is None of Your Business | Step 3 and Non-Duality

Inside the Minds Eye

During a prolonged state of existential despair, I heard something that helped re-frame my life and my recovery:

“From this moment forward, your life is none of your business.” Continue reading Your Life is None of Your Business | Step 3 and Non-Duality

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I Was Chasing a High – I Just Didn’t Know It | Football, Identity, and Fear

Inside the Minds Eye

I thought I was pushing through fear and pursuing my dreams, but I was really just chasing a high. Continue reading I Was Chasing a High – I Just Didn’t Know It | Football, Identity, and Fear

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Does Thought Create Reality? | My Experience With the Law of Attraction

Inside the Minds Eye

I practiced positive thinking, daily affirmations, and creative visualization to get everything I thought I wanted. It worked. Then, it completely crushed me from the inside out. Continue reading Does Thought Create Reality? | My Experience With the Law of Attraction