Jonathan Gibbons
Preference & Demand
What’s the difference between a preference and a demand? And what do they have to do with acceptance? Both preferences and demands are...
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Jonathan Gibbons
Oct 13, 20223 min read
Material Reality & Desire
Many of us now live in extremely comfortable circumstances. We’re well fed, live in solid houses that protect us from the elements, and...
Jonathan Gibbons
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Past & Future
You’ve talked a lot about accepting whatever’s coming up in the moment, but what about the past and the future? Do we have to accept...
Jonathan Gibbons
Oct 13, 20224 min read
Be Here Now
“Be Here Now” has become a kind of cliché, and you may be tired of hearing it. But it’s become a cliché for good reason. Because it’s...
Jonathan Gibbons
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Letting Go of the Future
How can we stop obsessing about the future when everything seems so uncertain? The future is uncertain. And that’s the first thing we...
Jonathan Gibbons
Oct 13, 20221 min read
I Can’t Change the World
Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It...
Jonathan Gibbons
Oct 13, 20223 min read
Accepting Me
During my years living in Asia, I used to go for meditation retreats in Sri Lanka about once a year. I’d head up into the mountains and...
Jonathan Gibbons
Oct 13, 20223 min read
Micro-Victim Identity
When we talk about somebody having a victim identity, we tend to think of a case where the person has become quite dysfunctional—a person...
Jonathan Gibbons
Oct 13, 20223 min read
Stop Moaning
Unfortunately, we often sabotage our acceptance by engaging in what for many of us is our favorite pastime—moaning. It never ceases to...
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