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Self-reflection, Gratitude and Power Steering
You and I woke up this morning. Congratulations to both of us! A lot had to happen to get us through the night. Our mitochondria were on duty, our cell walls held up, our hearts kept the beat all night long and countless other precise and complex processes occurred while “we” slept. We were also protected from the elements and from both human and animal intruders. How many people helped to create this shelter that we slept in?
For many of us this is the Thanksgiving season and, if you’re reading this, the adventure of living allows you to continue today. Your eyes are working and you know how to read and write. You have access to electricity and computers. Even without the mobility and strength that most of us enjoy on a physical level, the possibilities are staggering. Blessings are intricately woven throughout the fabric of our days.
We also have problems that we can’t seem to solve. Maybe health problems, financial, marital or vocational. We struggle. We fail. We flounder.
What dominates our experience? What are we most aware of? Take a look at Power Steering, an essay from my forthcoming book on Naikan. Consider the “power steering” system that supports our own lives. Unfortunately, for many of us, the more smoothly the system works, the more we are oblivious to it. The more we take it for granted. And the less we appreciate it. That is a recipe for negativity, depression and discouragement.
Beginning on November 9, I will be teaching a 30 day distance learning course on Naikan that offers an opportunity to reverse this all-too-common trend of negativity and to instill, in its place, a new and inspiring way of being in the world. Day by day, the practice of self-reflection will do its magic – opening your eyes, softening your heart and revealing the reality of your life that lies right below the surface. The radical practice of Naikan self-reflection addresses human nature in a beautiful and poignant way. Please join us, and a community of 50-100 other participants from around the globe, for this special distance learning program.
Month of Self Reflection
November 9 – December 8, 2009
Distance Learning Program
$65 for ToDo Institute members ($80 for non-members)
Gregg Krech, founding Director of the ToDo Institute, is the author of Naikan: Gratitude, Grace & the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection, and the editor of Thirty Thousand Days: A Journal for Purposeful Living. His work has been featured on National Public Radio and in numerous journals and magazines. He is a frequent speaker for organizations ranging from Buddhist centers to Cancer support programs.
For many of us this is the Thanksgiving season and, if you’re reading this, the adventure of living allows you to continue today. Your eyes are working and you know how to read and write. You have access to electricity and computers. Even without the mobility and strength that most of us enjoy on a physical level, the possibilities are staggering. Blessings are intricately woven throughout the fabric of our days.
We also have problems that we can’t seem to solve. Maybe health problems, financial, marital or vocational. We struggle. We fail. We flounder.
What dominates our experience? What are we most aware of? Take a look at Power Steering, an essay from my forthcoming book on Naikan. Consider the “power steering” system that supports our own lives. Unfortunately, for many of us, the more smoothly the system works, the more we are oblivious to it. The more we take it for granted. And the less we appreciate it. That is a recipe for negativity, depression and discouragement.
Beginning on November 9, I will be teaching a 30 day distance learning course on Naikan that offers an opportunity to reverse this all-too-common trend of negativity and to instill, in its place, a new and inspiring way of being in the world. Day by day, the practice of self-reflection will do its magic – opening your eyes, softening your heart and revealing the reality of your life that lies right below the surface. The radical practice of Naikan self-reflection addresses human nature in a beautiful and poignant way. Please join us, and a community of 50-100 other participants from around the globe, for this special distance learning program.
Month of Self Reflection
November 9 – December 8, 2009
Distance Learning Program
$65 for ToDo Institute members ($80 for non-members)
Gregg Krech, founding Director of the ToDo Institute, is the author of Naikan: Gratitude, Grace & the Japanese Art of Self-Reflection, and the editor of Thirty Thousand Days: A Journal for Purposeful Living. His work has been featured on National Public Radio and in numerous journals and magazines. He is a frequent speaker for organizations ranging from Buddhist centers to Cancer support programs.
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