Tools for Transformation-the Art, Science and Craft of Living a Joyful Life

Brainstorming 101

First Do No Harm. Hippocratic Oath.

This sounds so simple. Straight forward. To the point. Easy to do.

How about the Four Agreements?
Author, teacher, healer, and surgeon, Don Miguel Ruiz invites:
1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
2. Don't Take Anything Personally
3. Don't Make Assumptions
4. Always Do Your Best

Simple. Straight Forward. Direct. Easy.

These invitations, this advice, seems so obvious, natural even. Then why is it that so few of us live lives that integrate these easy, simple, natural concepts? Why is communication in any form so difficult? Why does it seem that life and business is fraught with an abundance of miunderstandings rather than an abundance of cooperation and satisfaction?

As I test the new waters of developing a wellness program, I find myself asking the following questions:

• Why are so many people unhappy in their lives?
• Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs?
• Why do so many of the people I talk to feel that they are not in control of their lives?
• Why do we seem to think that if we can do more, be more, make more money, have more things we will be happy?
• Why do we need external forces to make us happy?
• When do we have enough?
• With all of this unhappiness, why doesn't anything change?!?

Another set of questions:

• Are we enough?
• If we're not enough? What is missing?
• Enough for what?
• If we're not enough, when will we be enough?
• Can we be enough right now, in this moment? Why not?
• Will someone please define "having enough" for me.

Considering that we are all sort of a work in progress (we always have something to learn, we can always have more fun, explore more pleasure, make more friends, have more parties), are we not also just right for this moment? Even if we have something to learn right this minute, aren't we learning it? If we're not, then aren't we in the right place to be not learning it?

AREN'T WE ENOUGH IN THIS MOMENT?!

Every day is not the same. Yesterday was dark, blustery and threatening. 3 days ago it was rainy. Today is mild with the sun taking ocassional peeks out. 2 days ago it was bright and sunny. Do we say that 3 days ago the weather was wrong? Do we not have enough weather? We do comment in times of drought that we don't get enough rain. Since we're not in command of the weather, are we right? Does the weather on this planet not support, sustain and nurture us? It is enough.

Yesterday I was depressed, blue, sad, and scared. 3 days ago I felt like I was on my way to my new life; hopeful, excited and positive. Today I am calm but driven to move forward into my new life, working like a mad woman; loving the feeling of growth and expansion.

I am enough.