Vernon gave a talk on 2-15-92 in which he stated that Intelligence and Goodness are one in the same. He continued to describe them as the two oars needed when rowing a row boat. Both are needed to direct the boat back to the safe harbor. With only one of these the...
I was consciously returning to my memories to remember when I got myself into a lot of trouble, because I thought I knew what was right for me. Try this with your past experiences, it is very helpful to review your mistakes so you won’t repeat them. I decided to take...
"Perception is Possession"-Vernon Howard. What if right at this moment truthful ideas are working to get through to you and they can't because your cluttered mind and thoughts have no room to accept them? What a delightful subject for discussion. Pause for a moment...
When any person makes the sincere inner decision to change their lives, they start to run into new obstacles that were previously unseen and buried deep inside themselves. They know they have to move but lack the understanding and knowledge (the mind tools) to make...
Years ago, I moved to Oregon and to a house with multiple wood-burning stoves. Being from the city, I had no knowledge on how to start a fire. I failed many times. I had to learn all about kindling and the proper way to get a good fire burning. Before I knew it, I...
Recently, I heard a fantastic Vernon Howard talk about interest. He connected one's happiness with 'right interest.' Heaven can only come down so far to connect with you, so you must rise up to connect with it. In other words, it will meet you halfway. If you don't...
Every day, thousands of thoughts, responses, reactions, feelings, and emotions pass through us. We can't stop them; they happen all by themselves, continuously, but we can do something. We can do something that is extremely powerful; we can see them and let them go....
Pause and Ponder How Long You Have Put Off Your Self-Development. Self-development is available every single moment of one's day. Wasting an event is a self-crime. You missed out on an opportunity to watch yourself and learn from that event. There comes a time when...
Keeping your approach to your day can be very simple. You have two basic choices. Choice #1: Continue to endure and struggle to get life to conform to your ideas. This choice includes suffering, endless self-concern, and a general unhappiness toward everything. Or...
One of the most revealing ideas of Vernon Howard's teachings is the belief that your self-images are real. You like anyone who affirms with your images and dis-like anyone who won't play your game. When you go out into the world and want people to agree with your...