Most people associate freedom with wealth or power. There's good reason for that. The most joked about interpretation of the Golden Rule in the illusion is: "Those with the gold make the…
Transformed Creating a memorable story requires a transformed protagonist. What does it mean to be transformed? According to most people, to be transformed is really to have finally conformed. Larry is…
The Lord's Version Today is my 200th post. In honor of that milestone, I thought I'd write about my favorite fucked-up Bible story, the Tower of Babel. It's sad that…
NO LABELS, NO LIES If you've been reading this blog, you know that beliefs are disruptive lies that come disguised as the truth. That's why we accept them into our…
Victimhood and Victories Labels create invisible prisons. Sometimes the cell walls are imposed by others (discussed in Part I). But often, people hold on to labels even though they're destroying…
Releasing Emotions People hate to let go of their seemingly good emotions, like excitement, hope, or pride. "What would life be without excitement?," they ask. To get off the bottom of…
The "One" Followers and seekers of truth often write to me to ask me to confirm that their guru, teacher, preacher, or motivational speaker is the "One." I get lots…
Beliefs and Believers Beliefs aren't really a problem if we truly understand that they're all false. Believers of all sorts fear other peoples' beliefs; they think the others' beliefs can…
Holy Shit... My Life is on Stage Last weekend, I bought some cheap tickets to a play at the La Jolla Playhouse. I didn't have a clue what the play…
Several years ago, I was deep into researching the roots of all religion. I had my nose in books most of the time, I'd gathered lots of knowledge and…
Nobody or Body? A popular saying among spiritual teachers is "You're Not the Body." Since authoritative gurus/teachers say those words, people believe them. If we aren't our body, then we're…
Creativity Creativity occurs in the gap between our vision and our reality. Ideally, that gap is constantly diminishing. That's when we enjoy our journey. In business, I loved creating an insane…
What's Freedom? When we're a child, freedom is turning twenty-one. If we don't love our work, freedom is retirement. When we're unhappily married, freedom is divorce. If things get really…
Illusion Traps I write this blog to expose the mental traps of the illusion. I know them because I got caught in them myself and found the way out. We're…
Origin of Roles The ancient storytellers saw the world through the eyes of archetypes and characters. While they wrote about Gods having experiences, they were actually talking about aspects of…