by Shawn Phelps | Mar 5, 2016 | End Self Sabotage, My Journey, True & False Self |
I used to wake up every day wanting to die.
Not all of me wanted that. There were parts of me that wanted to live large, travel the world, be an entrepreneur, inspire others and make a real difference as a writer, teacher, philanthropist and all-round shift-disturber, starting and supporting projects that make the world better.
But this one loud and persistent part of me wanted nothing to do with any of that. It just wanted to die.
by Shawn Phelps | Oct 15, 2015 | End Self Sabotage, True & False Self
There’s a spiritual teacher I follow on Youtube, Matt Kahn, who said the most profound thing I’ve ever heard.
by Shawn Phelps | Oct 2, 2015 | Spiritual Q & A, True & False Self
“But how do you do that?”
The question was being asked by a fellow entrepreneur at my weekly mastermind meetup group, where we share moral support and business wisdom over coffee. I had just introduced myself as “an Intuitive Guide for visionaries who want to get where they’re going faster, by reconnecting them with their True Self.”
by Shawn Phelps | Sep 24, 2015 | Tools for Transformation, True & False Self, Your Inner Child
I sat crying on my living room floor. I’d spent the past four hours deep in meditation, doing a Tibetan practice called Tonglen, which focuses on processing and healing the world’s pain.
At the end, I felt deep compassion for all the people suffering around the world, and this felt virtuous. But I also felt depressed. Like tears-streaming-down-my-face, still-sitting-in-my-pajamas-in-the-late-afternoon depressed.
by Shawn Phelps | Sep 11, 2015 | End Self Sabotage, Tools for Transformation, True & False Self
Pain has taught me many valuable things. For example, our deepest pain points directly at our life purpose, like the true north on a compass.
by Shawn Phelps | Sep 4, 2015 | End Self Sabotage, Spiritual Q & A, Tools for Transformation, True & False Self, Your Inner Child
Have you ever feared awakening as your True Self, worrying that you’ll become a boring spiritual being who just sits around radiating light all day?
by Shawn Phelps | Aug 21, 2015 | End Self Sabotage, Find Your Purpose, True & False Self
There’s a buildup of adrenaline pulsing through my body. I feel like punching somebody. But this doesn’t make sense, because I’m watching an inspiring TEDx video of Dan Millman, the author of one of my favourite books, that was turned into a movie called “The Way of the Peaceful Warrior.” Irony much?
by Shawn Phelps | Aug 6, 2015 | Tools for Transformation, True & False Self
You don’t need me to align with your True Self. I’m just a shortcut. You can align with your True Self anytime you want to. Here’s how.
by Shawn Phelps | Jun 19, 2015 | End Self Sabotage, Tools for Transformation, True & False Self
When we believe a thought that isn’t true, it causes us pain. Here’s why.
by Shawn Phelps | Jun 3, 2015 | End Self Sabotage, Spiritual Q & A, Tools for Transformation, True & False Self
I’ll bet it’s happened to you. Maybe it’s happening right now.
You’re trying to make an important decision, and you want to follow your “gut”—but all you’re getting is waves of fear. “What’s the fear trying to tell me?” You wonder. “Does it mean I shouldn’t do this thing?”