Rich Life Realization Blog

• All Thoughts are the SameJune 18, 2025
  How are wondering what’s for dinner and anxious worry the same?  Could they be the same on some essential level?  If they were, it would level your mental playing field. Understanding this intuitive truth could be your window to less stress and fear.  I know, the premise of this article completely contradicts the last one… Read more: All Thoughts are the Same
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  Can’t Have the Same Thought TwiceMay 13, 2025
  It can seem like we have the same thoughts on repeat, day after day.  Some people feel like they live the movie Groundhog Day in their mind.  They are stuck in a never ending loop of the same thoughts.  Do you get caught in cycles of repetitive thinking? What if it only seems like all… Read more: Can’t Have the Same Thought Twice
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  Junk ThoughtsApril 24, 2025
  Just because you have a thought doesn’t mean it is important.  Not all thoughts are worth keeping. Junk thoughts should be recycled.  Each one of us has the ability to sort through our thoughts, keeping some and discarding the rest.   This is a bit like sorting mail.  Think of the last time you checked your… Read more: Junk Thoughts
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  Stop Ransoming Away Your HappinessDecember 13, 2024
  Have you ever gotten a ransom note that read like this:  Dear Me,  I have your contentment, joy, and peace. I will not release them until each of my demands are met.  My demands are as follows: 1) The people I care about must be happy 2) I must make more money 3) My body… Read more: Stop Ransoming Away Your Happiness
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  “You Might,” Release Into UncertiantyDecember 1, 2024
  There is a Zen story of a monk in a monastery who was going into town the next day for supplies to prepare for winter.  He planned on buying  rice, vegetables, cloth, and firewood at a marketplace in the nearest town.  He informed the master of the monastery that he would be leaving the next… Read more: “You Might,” Release Into Uncertianty