Shaun's Holistic Living Notes

One day I drove to the fashion district of Los Angeles to pick up some specific items. My goal was to get there and then get back to the west side before later in the afternoon when traffic would be heavy. As I got to the main street that goes through the middle of the district, I found myself behind an SUV moving at a ridiculously slow speed. Seriously, he was driving under 10 miles per hour , braking very frequently and irregularly as he spoke loudly on his mobile phone while looking out his windows. Over and over, he kept slowing down and almost pulling over before continuing straight . Aaaaargh!! With all disregard to traffic behind him, he was trying (and repeatedly failing) to find his destination. I became increasingly irritated after driving behind him for a few blocks. What would you do? I did what many of us would have done and sped around him with a funky look on my face and drove up to my destination about two blocks ahead. When I arrived there, the gate to the parkin...

(archived from September 16, 2009) For most of my life, I had jobs and schedules that required me to be on time. Other people depended on me and if I was late, I would face being fired and/or my employers and clients would lose lots of money. I would lose everything I had worked for including my reputation, sustenance and material possessions.  My daily schedule with my most recent salaried position was:  6:30-7:00am Wake up & rush through meditation 7:00-7:30am Get ready to go  7:30-8:00am Leave for work  8:00am-6:45pm Sit down at my desk, update my voice mail greeting, listen to messages Return phone calls and e-mails and faxes about current business.  Call and receive calls to/from potential new customers Follow up with existing customers Mail out documents to new and existing customers Process documents and information received from or regarding customers Eat lunch and/or snacks at my desk throughout the day. (Occasionally, I would leave the ...

(archived from November 7, 2010) It is never easy when someone cares enough to show us ourselves. A lot of strength, grace, trust and patience are then required to move through the rough reality into self-acceptance. Much more of the same is required to utilize what has been revealed as the catalyst to shift. But if I can do all of that, I will be farther along on the path to becoming the person that I have always wanted to be. I was reminded of so much this weekend: 1. I must always trust what I know to be true, no matter who is challenging it. 2. I am extremely fortunate to have people in my life who can see me clearly and who can so honestly and perfectly communicate to me what they see. 3. I finally have people in my life that I can be real, open and honest with. 4. If someone challenges me to judge others, rather than jumping onto the judgement bandwagon, I must be strong enough to challenge them to look inward and do the same myself. 5. If I do feel that I ...