Perfectionism depends on a black and white view of the world, discounting “lesser” steps as irrelevant. When targeting perfection, you cannot improve because you never reach your goal. I recently read the book 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works — A True Story by Dan Harris, recounting his journey as a reluctant meditator. By electing to focus and espouse the modest ten percent level, he mitigates both his internal expectations and the external judgment he might encounter if he set a higher target. This week I explored being ten percent more compassionate, more patient, and less judgmental toward myself. I figured I have at least a ten percent variation in these levels anyway so why not aim for the best of my normal coping and see whether I could extend it even a bit further? Percentages compound beautifully as a single ten percent can build into another without the discouragement of failing to reach 75% or even 25% in one step.
At some level you decide how to take things, how to internalize them, how to act and react. The mini-shifts apply here too. If you can’t currently live the maxim “Don’t take things personally,” for example, perhaps you can follow it ten percent more today than yesterday. Anything inviting more love and compassion for yourself or others leads toward soul-level mastery of this life and whatever arises within it.
Daily I lean into the paradox of everyone doing their best even on their worst days, during their most difficult challenges. Knowing this truth still allows room for mindful electing of a better best when you can manage it. Developing presence, the ability to stay with what you experience, invites the incremental nudge. A slight improvement may mean the only perceptible shift surfaces in accepting reality including who you are and what feels hard.
Does a try, even a “failure,” count as a success? Where could you shift your life by ten percent? Does this sound easier or harder than a more ambitious target?
This year I found my word of the year in my Akashic Records. It amuses me I sometimes forget I have this vast soul resource I can access whenever I want. This reminds me to stay present.
Like most people, I only take an extended rest when forced.
Many of my readers and clients learned to prioritize others over themselves. Even when offered assistance they may decline it, feeling they must sacrifice for the “greater good.” Yet sacrifice and greater good oppose each other.
We open with a 45 minute or so Akashic Records consultation. The revealed themes, patterns, and disharmonies drive the table work in conjunction with your "pulses," body reading, and my intuitive insights. A follow-up e-mail documents what occurs during the energy work and includes customized self-helps.
In this work, you remain fully clothed. Just wear whatever will feel comfortable while lying on my massage table. If it's a remote session, I'll ask you to rest while I send energy.
Please consider the personal or interpersonal disharmony that led you to me and how you would like it to shift. During the session, we'll explore and address the origins and drivers of each "project."
No, the records aren’t a good resource for predictions. If there’s something you hope will happen, the records might reveal a series of necessary steps to reach your desired outcome but not the timing. For predictions, please consult a good psychic or astrologer!
Minors are under their parents' legal and energetic jurisdiction until they are 18, regardless of their maturity level.
The greatest benefit occurs when I incorporate all four modalities I practice. The option without the Akashic Records is appropriate for children under 18 who cannot receive readings. A stand-alone reading can bring insight and healing but does not involve my direct interaction with your energetic and physical bodies like my other practices.
No, but you are welcome to record sessions yourself.
Self-helps, both from Jin Shin Jyutsu and the Embodied Energy System, support your continued harmony, accelerate your evolution, and empower you. Plus they make you sparkly!
