Welcome, Rick.
Now, Im just wondering how is it that you guys have changed your relations with outside forces? Is it basically changing the MEANING you give to these forces?
Rick
To me, that happens easily, as I'm willing to let go of old habits, included patterns of thinking and beliefs, my mindset and way to relating to everything radically changes. Other better ways of using my time and mind show up in my life, and as I resonate with them, I take them as new habits... It's a "virtuous cycle", as I like to call. A so enjoyable and fulfilling way to live life, that it can be a life purpose on its own, so there's really no need to find any different purpose.
I am also overcoming a chronic stutter that Ive had all my life. For a person who stutters it can be hell... but acceptance and responsibility is where its at. I CAN speak without stuttering (blocking)... its all about my 'experience' of communicating which is the main issue. stuttering isnt really a speech problem at all... its how i RELATE to myself and the world. And this is why I find Rions teachings very interesting.
This reminded me of this quote from "A Weekend With a Drunken Leprechaun":
"(...) That's what stops people from
following their joy they are afraid that their way of doing it will not
be good enough or accepted or even work and that becomes
confusing. Do you remember the guy who was told that he could
never be a comedian until he overcame his stuttering?"
"O ya" I answered laughing "if it wasn't for his stuttering he would
probably not be a comedian that's what makes him so funny it colors
everything he says.