Build a self
Creating a you to BE
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Not enough money-2
Brought to you by the "Not enough money" club
Read moreGoals & Planning
Can you be present and also plan?
Read moreThought Bias
Thought runs to the negative
Read moreThe Real You
They said they found the real them
Read moreTrauma
on the ending of trauma
Read moreBe serious!
More effort, less laughter. Got it.
Read moreThought and the Roman Empire
Et tu, Judy?
Read moreHope
Oh honey, no.
Read moreThe Witness
Aware of awareness?
Read moreScripts
People talk about problems using the exact same words
Read moreAttainment Efforts
“Bingo! I did it!”
Read moreNo-self, again
Still not real. Again.
Read moreThe Shift?
A lot of people want a shift.
Read moreLiked Feelings
Bad feelings- don't like!
Read moreIn the Now?
The now was missing, whereabouts unknown.
Read more-Acceptance-
Is there a way to avoid off-days?
Read moreResistance
I see you out there, “resisting” various obligations in your own life.
Read moreThe Inner Voice
Managing the inner voice
Read moreSeeker's Dream
People are obsessed with attaining the enlightenment dream.
Read moreFlawed You
Humans are not impressed with flaws.
Read moreReal Reality
What does it mean, "The world is an illusion."
Read moreFinders Seekers
We're told seeking isn't cool.
Read moreAbout you, personally
Last week's Tickler was NOT about you.
Read moreYour Validation
People think they want to be validated
Read moreObstacle Thoughts
A Mind-Tickler that you can do something with.
Read moreRecognizing the self
I don’t recognize people.
Read moreThe Best You
Think of the best you, the ideal you.
Read moreMerrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily,
We're told life is a dream. But it seems so real.
Read moreGetting Rid of Ego
Hey everybody, time to get rid of ego!
Read moreThe Addicted Self
the true goal of addictions
Read moreNot the Body
We're not what we think we are
Read moreNo Thinking!
We shall master thought.
Read moreWhen the Self is seen wrong
Whaaat! They think I'm wrong?
Read moreLove
Let's talk about love.
Read moreUnderstanding Self- 2
When we turn to the mind for understanding
Read moreSynchronicity
The clock says 11:11
Read moreConsciousness rising?
Here comes transcendence!
Read moreOverwhelm
So much we HAVE to do at holiday time.
Read moreLife's point or purpose
What's the point?
Read moreIs This It?
Is 100% calm interesting to existence?
Read moreDeath and Your Self
I put my little cat to sleep last week.
Read moreScary Void
Years ago, I had what some call an awakening experience.
Read moreManifest This
My friend wants to manifest money
Read moreBeing No Thing
What happens to the precious and feels-so-real self exactly, when it’s not a thing?
Read moreIs There More?
A few years ago, my dad died.
Read moreCompared to You
Without comparison, where are you?
Read moreReflecting You
If you were the last human on earth, would you care if your underwear was folded?
Read moreFinding vs Seeking
Hoping to catch what your favorite teacher has?
Read moreDead be Dead
Do we die?
Read moreDon't Know
Do you know?
Read moreThe Past
We have a past, and memories are the supposed proof.
Read moreIt's Like This
A little relief from intensity.
Read moreBad Feelings
Feelings are irresistible and can't be ignored.
Read moreFull Potential
It’s a popular reason to hate ourselves, this potential business.
Read moreBeing Seen-2
We want to be seen.
Read moreEveryday Life and Consciousness
Why does the Mind-Tickler enter through the everyday?
Read morePermanent Bliss
Permanent bliss. Yes please.
Read moreBack to the Garden
1400 I'n not good enough participants
Read morePlay Dead-2
What happens after death?
Read moreNot I, Says I
Where is the self? Folks are looking for it.
Read moreTeacher Confusion
How to choose a teacher
Read moreThe Performing Self
We're performing
Read moreWhat I Believe
What is it I believe?
Read moreMissing Out
Sad face. Deprived me.
Read moreCrazy
All humans seem to be experts in what constitutes “crazy.”
Read moreMindless
My mind disappeared today.
Read moreThe Point is This
This better not be it.
Read moreAllowing
The instruction to “Allow everything to be as it is” arose.
Read moreWill Smith, Doer
The mouth would not be controlled.
Read moreUniquely Normal?
Everyone feels that there’s something not right about ourselves.
Read moreWorld Suffering
How can there be so much pain in this world?
Read moreDon't tell me what to do!
I used to take the words, “Don’t tell me what to do,” very seriously.
Read moreA Little Game For You
Let's have fun with something different.
Read moreDeath of a Child
Death is extra hard for parents who lose a child
Read moreConsciousness and the brain
The brain, the mind, and enlightenment
Read moreQuestions of Awakening
Lots of questions to play with on your own
Read moreWords and The Dream World
The spell of words
Read moreAnother new-you new year
New you looks just like old you
Read morePersonal Experience
We're certain that our reality is THE reality.
Read moreFree Will Redux
Because we REALLY want it
Read morePerfect?
Imagine living your absolutely perfect life.
Read moreMinding what happens
Permanent nonreactive bliss? Yes please
Read moreLack of Motivation
People struggle to get motivated
Read morePlaying Pretend
Our lives are built on pretend.
Read moreFeelings
Feelings sure seem important, don't they?
Read moreBut
A subject that gets in the way of what you want
Read moreOut of the ordinary
I looked very hard for why.
Read moreGrief
2 deaths in my life this weekend.
Read morePast Trauma
Most believe that past traumas are stored in us forever.
Read moreResponsibility?
It had to be a personal problem.
Read moreMiddle Way Laundry
You know those thoughts you don’t like?
Read moreSomething not right
Something’s not right. You feel it.
Read moreBeing Being -2
A repeat worth repeating- my gift to you
Read moreFreedom!
There’s a lot of talk about freedom these days.
Read moreMotivating your Full Potential
The grownups seemed to agree that somewhere my greatness was waiting.
Read moreAddicted
Is your addiction a treat?
Read moreThe Dream Life
Does dreaming stop when the sun comes up?
Read moreFind Your Self
There is no self. You do not exist. Whattt?
Read moreYour Angry Self
We’re supposed to be nice, dammit.
Read moreFinding Your Own
Many seekers turn to teachers to give them answers
Read moreBack To The Outside World
We want to get back to normal.
Read moreMake it Stay
Once gotten, it has to be held onto
Read morePersonal You
Thoughts have been around a while. What makes them "yours"?
Read moreAuthentic You
Who are you, really?
Read moreFearful Self
What was my face doing? I looked afraid.
Read moreOne Ego Death, Please
Many Mind-Ticklers cover the not-grand. Perhaps even the downright ridiculous.
Read moreNormal You
Today is, “Am I normal?” day.
Read moreDoership and Responsibility
Doer-Judy failed.
Read moreDecisions, Decisions
It suddenly came to me.
Read moreAsked. Answered
The man demands "WHAT IS YOUR TEACHING?”
Read moreAnxiety, Depression & Anger, oh my!
How do we get rid of bad feelings?
Read moreFixing You
Let’s face it, everyone is messed up in some ways.
Read moreNothing is Everything
Scared of being nothing
Read moreWhat IT BE
The pandemic offers spiritual types the opportunity to walk their talk.
Read moreHappy Already Day
The fascination with what we think we don't have, is endless
Read moreNot-OK Times
In general, we do mind what happens.
Read moreNew Year's Show
You’d think with all these New Year opportunities, we would have improved ourselves by now.
Read moreHoliday Gift
Enough with the ordinary everyday. Let's get with the enlightenment!
Read moreNext Question
The stranger asks me a spiritual question. He is about to be disappointed.
Read moreLess Than
Almost everyone thinks some version of "I'm not good enough."
Read moreNot the boss of me!
Don't tell me what to do!
Read moreNot nice!
I regularly fail at people’s desire for me to be a sweet Buddha-lady at all times.
Read moreAAAUGGHH!
Fury and fear are running very high, and climbing.
Read moreAre you embodied?
"Sacred cows make the tastiest burgers" - Abbie Hoffman
Read moreBEing Productive
Humans are required to lead some kind of productive life.
Read moreAbiding
Surely there’s more than this.
Read moreTrue Believer!
Which side is right? Who tells the truth?
Read moreAwaked Up
A whole lot of people don’t meet the sleep requirement.
Read moreDying-2
You're dying, you know. Right now. It's terminal.
Read moreLook, it's you!
It seems necessary, required, this “know who I am” business.
Read moreSelf Protection
In these times, anger seems necessary.
Read moreHorrible Beauty
Seen the news lately?
Read moreGot it?
“Why? Why does this happen?”
Read moreSelf?
Somehow it is clear there is a you.
Read moreBorrring
Zzzzzzz. Bored.
Read moreShare Alike
Ignoring what’s here, to get something that isn’t.
Read moreThe Real Think
These thoughts are MINE. They belong to me.
Read moreLooking for Lightning
When inner lightning is accessed at will, they’ll know they’ve arrived.
Read moreMovies R Us
You're watching a movie.
Read moreBelieve This!
The things I do for you.
Read moreTrue Self
Aha! There's the self! Found it!
Read moreSpiritual Blah Blah
There's a lot going these days. And yet seekers want to talk about the woo, to the exclusion of all else.
Read moreAre You Certain?
They think they know something
Read moreYou the Doer
I had to DO something.
Read moreJudge This!
"I see you’re still dressing for comfort, not style." --My mom
Read moreI'm Offended!
Today's Mind Tickler will probably offend you.
Read moreUgh- This is it?
Will understanding help us not suffer anymore?
Read moreFill 'er up!
In quarantine the sense of deprivation, of not-enough, is strong.
Read morePeace out of Pain
Are we allowed to feel good?
Read moreLife While Living
*Psssst. There’s a virus going around.
Read moreGiving Experience the Bird
C’mon, life, give us positivity, smiles, happiness.
Read moreBe Afraid
There is certainly no lack of cheerleading telling us to not be afraid
Read moreVirus Alert
Whispers faintly: The coronavirus. Feel the fear?
Read morePersonalities R Us
My teacher told my mom I was shy, quiet, and gentle. Who, me?
Read moreIntegrating Spirituality?
See that painting? It could be said that I painted that. But...
Read moreSo. Much. Effort
We work hard at self-improvement. We’re tired. Really, really, tired.
Read moreI Am, Are You?
Who am I? What am I? Humans want to know.
Read moreMissing Something?
Raise your hand - who’s feeling like something’s missing?
Read moreAging?
You’re getting old. Right now. That body is deteriorating as we speak.
Read moreReceipe for the Holidays-2
Now that's holiday winning!
Read moreWhat a Mess
Finding the motivation to clean.
Read moreHey I'm Enlightened!
I was asked, for the zillionth time, if I’m enlightened. What to say, what to say...
Read moreBypassing?
Maybe she's feeling too good.
Read moreNo Death, No
We’re afraid of it, this death thing.
Read moreMind-Tickler
Not this week
Read moreSeeking Understanding
Oh elusive enlightenment.
Read moreSuffering- Don't Like!
Ugh. Suffering. Don't Like.
Read moreMore Enough For You
It’s hard to think you’re a person. This person. This You.
Read moreImprovement!
How pervasive and absolutely everywhere the idea of self improvement is.
Read moreDifficult Relationships
This weekend I inadvertently pissed off a family member.
Read moreReality?-2.0
Is perception, reality?
Read moreLove Connection
We sure do love romantic love.
Read moreYou Agree?
We need to know our position. Although, what are we, bats?
Read moreGot Purpose?
Here we are. But what's the point?
Read moreA Different Doorway
Creativity is slippery. So who's in charge of it?
Read moreWhere's IT At?
Only the human species is afflicted with the idea that just being alive is not enough, and requires enlightenment in addition.
Read moreTeacher Knows
Oh those wonderful wise spiritual teachers.
Read moreThought Target
Those stinkin' thoughts.
Read moreThe Inner Life
They tell us to go inward.
Read moreDissatisfied
Mind wants a problem. Any will do.
Read moreShame
Who hasn’t experienced stories like this? No one that’s who.
Read moreGoing Small
There are really only a few reasons why anyone gives a darn about attaining enlightenment.
Read moreSpiritual Jargon
Today, The Mind-Tickler is brought to you by the Non-Dual Jargon Association.
Read moreOut of the Blue
See just how in-charge you really are.
Read moreSilence!
Silence is highly esteemed in the non-dual world. And yet so many teachers go on...and on... and on...
Read morePeople Hurt- 2
People suffer. People hurt. I don’t need to tell you this. You’re a people. You know.
Read moreAm I Right?
Everybody thinks they’re right. Everybody.
Read moreSpiritual Idols
There’s a whole lotta worshipping going on in our spiritual worlds. Downright idolatry, often.
Read moreSpace
Science: " 99.99% of the human body is completely empty.” Humans: “OK yeah, but what about Meee?”
Read moreValidating You
Validation. We want it, love it, need it.
Read moreGetting Personal
“I feel, therefore I exist."
Read moreEnlightenment, Anyone?
What’s a non-awake, non-shifted, still-on-the-path person supposed to do?
Read moreReality?
Reality. We know it when we see it. Don't we?
Read moreScary Future
My friend tried so hard to protect herself from the future. And along came “Accident” anyway.
Read moreRid of Thought
Thought. It needs to get G. O. N. E.
Read moreSpiritual Bad Girl
Bad Judy
Read moreEnlightenment- The Hunt
They want it. They reeeeaaallly want it.
Read moreEnough-2
What could awakening give you...
Read moreGot News Outrage?
The news media has always tried to rile us up. And humans just love a good drama.
Read morePolitics and the Dream
Nazis, libtards, deplorables! But we're all one and it's all love! Right?
Read moreThinking of You?
What real thing needs to be the center of things?
Read moreTransformation
Different circumstances, different thoughts, better feelings, a little enlightenment. We all want something else.
Read moreDeath!
Do we die?
Read moreLying Liars, Lying
We all know that lying is bad and one mustn’t do it. And yet everyone does.
Read moreAcceptance
Acceptance. Sounds great. Let's!
Read moreEnlightenment 2.0
Enlightenment is quite the tease it seems.
Read moreHands Where We Can See 'Em!
The mind can't understand itself. It isn’t big enough for that job.
Read moreNoooo, not the Void!!
Nothingness. The supposed goal of every enlightenment seeker.
Read moreConsciousness and Beauty
Consciousness, enlightenment- is it only the good stuff?
Read moreNo Self? No Way!
Ever notice how upset some people get when they hear, “There is no you; there is no self?”
Read moreFear 2.0
Let’s face it, this being human thing is scary.
Read moreAha! Got it!
When it comes to enlightenment and spiritual stuff, we do love our Aha!s
Read moreFear
Fear, anxiety, worry or dread. Whatever it's called, it’s on the increase.
Read moreSeeking Conscious Others
People who are into enlightenment often feel like they can’t relate to non-enlightened folk.
Read moreWant Control?
Oh we really want control. Can’t get enough, actually.
Read moreGot Enough?
Uh oh. Emptiness alert! Incompleteness! Lack!
Read moreTale of the Tale
Stories. We love 'em. Humans narrate life. All the time.
Read moreAn Inside Job
Want enlightenment? It’s not inside. Inner peace? Not in there either.
Read moreOut of the Fog
How can we snap out of it when we're IN the middle of it?
Read moreSeeking Seeking
When you’re hurting, seeking seems necessary.
Read moreEverything Everywhere
There’s only one thing. That thing is us.
Read moreDrama Drunk
We get high on suffering. Maybe not high as in, “Wheee!” but still souped up.
Read moreCommon Wisdom vs Enlightenment
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect." --Mark Twain
Read moreEnough!
So much in life isn’t enough. Love money kids talent success quiet peace safety power. Oh and happiness. Oh and enlightenment.
Read moreNormal: Just a Setting On The Blah Blah Blah
When it comes to being normal, most folks are very confused.
Read moreYou Believe THAT?
We're obsessed- by point of view, opinion, "Truth."
Read moreAngrrrr
Let’s toy with annoyance, anger, and irritation.
Read moreWeird Non-Duality
Non-duality and the spiritual scene is full of mythology. Which causes you to think, "I'm not there yet."
Read moreEnlightenment via Pain
Pain may be just what helps us see the light
Read moreRecipe for the Holidays
Here's the recipe for misery that has become an end of year holiday tradition for so many.
Read moreThe Teacher Myth
It's commonly believed that famous spiritual teachers are ego-less and farther along than others.
Read moreDoes this LIKE Make Me Look Bad?
No one goes on social media and feels better. In fact, anyone prone to depression, anxiety or addiction will find that social media makes all that worse.
Read moreThe Thought Maze
It feels as if we get lost in thought, or caught in thought. Like it’s some kind of magical thicket or something.
Read moreEradicating The Self?
It’s not like you haven’t tried to wake up from this difficult dream. And yet somehow the sense of self hangs on.
Read moreLocated You
Where’s you? The real, true you, whatever that is?
Read moreLife's Purpose
There’s got to be a purpose for our lives. Some point. Some meaning. Right?
Read moreFocus Hocus Pocus
Depression and anxiety are the go-to feelings of our time.
Read moreGot Thoughts?
Does it matter what we think?
Read moreSelf Meet No Self
It does feel like the self is there. It does feel like, “Of course there’s a me!”
Read moreThe Secret To Suffering?
"You-Can-Be-Better!" thinking is everywhere.
Read morePlaying Dead
I'm no longer afraid of dying. Weird.
Read moreWhat Are You Missing?
Something’s missing. Try food, fun, love, money, shopping, meditation... because something has to be done about this.
Read moreHappiness?
Happiness is our birthright. Every fairy tale says so. So are we asking too much?
Read moreYou Be You, and I'll Be Me
Of course you've noticed how many contradictory versions of awakening there appear to be. Shouldn't there be a Right Way?
Read moreUnlovable You
People think they are unlovable. This is a wildly common thought.
Read moreGot Free Will?
People want to know if they have free will. People reeeeeaaalllly want. to. know.
Read moreWhat Hurting Means About You
Things are NOT ok as they are, thank you very much, all you weird supposedly-blissed-out spiritual gurus.
Read moreThe Wow of You
Occasionally we turn attention from What is being experienced to Who is experiencing.
Read moreReacting Too Much
Reactions happen. As you know. And maybe wish was otherwise.
Read moreNothing Special
Suffering has a script.
Read moreSee Ya Later, Ego
This being a person thing … It’s kind of a pain in the ass.
Read moreA Little Tale of Blah Blah Blah
And then language got ahold of us.
Read moreThufferin Thuccotash!
What does bad-you look like?
Read moreDo Not Have Fun With This
This spiritual awakening stuff is vewy vewy serious.
Read moreSeeking Love
We've been looking for love since forever. Where is it? Is it ever enough?
Read moreBad Person
I used to think I was a bad person. Like, Incredible Hulk bad.
Read moreWhat Does This Mean?
Kitties don't have to deserve love. So do we?
Read moreStory Time
Despite humans’ strong sense of disconnection from the whole, consciousness can’t be cut up into pieces.
Read moreYou're Not Safe
Is it possible to be safe? Or unsafe?
Read moreWhat's The Point?
Is there a meaning of life?
Read moreThink. Rinse. Repeat.
We think the same stuff over and over.
Read moreYou're a Fraud
I used to think there was a real me.
Read moreChasing The Unicorn
See that meme above? See the goal it creates?
Read moreSex
Enlightenment via orgasm, anyone?
Read moreChasing Enlightenment
You have had a tantalizing taste of sugar. What person in his right mind wouldn't want to get that back?
Read moreSeeking. How Long?
So many things to fix and improve. How long does it make sense to keep at it?
Read moreFeeling Bad
I used to wake every morning with that same heavy feeling of misery and doom.
Read moreThings Aren't Going So Great
We like things our way, and our way only.
Read moreThe Money Terror
A whole lot of people are scared to death about money.
Read moreEnlightenment 1
You've read the books, done the inquiries and satsangs. Where's your enlightenment?
Read moreI Like This!
It doesn’t matter how small or insignificant the subject. We have an opinion about everything.
Read moreBE Here Now
Most people involved with spirituality want things to be different.
Read moreDon't Ever Die
Death seems to be the ultimate end of the self story. But what if we have that wrong?
Read moreDo You Belong?
Oh we do want to belong, don’t we? To be part of, included, to fit in? Yes please.
Read moreSpecially Bad
It is a constant vigil to not let the sad story of unloved self run away with good sense. And everyone has some version of that story.
Read moreMy Self, My Suffering
What real thing needs to convince itself that it is, and what it is, all the time?
Read moreBut I Don't Waannnnt To
There’s a whole lot of stuff not getting done out there.
Read morePeople Hurt
Truly awake people don’t hurt or get triggered, right?
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