Brian JohnsonChairman & Philosopher in Residence at Heroic

Loving What Is

30 Mar 2011 · 1 min

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Short spoken mini-chapter by Brian Johnson reflecting on Byron Katie’s book Loving What Is. Johnson summarizes the central idea: arguing with reality is futile and the first step toward change is acceptance—not resignation but a constructive acceptance that allows one to transform experience into learning while continuing to create a better life.

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Hi, this is Brian with another mini chapter from A Philosopher's Notes. This one's called Loving what Is Byron Katie tells us that whenever she argues with reality she loses, but only every time. I love that Arguing with reality is a really silly idea. What's happened has happened, and no amount of complaining on our part is going to change it. So while we may want to create a brighter future, the first step is always acceptance. And for the record, this acceptance is not some my life sucks and I accept my craptastic fate kind of thing. It's more like an although this situation kind of blows, overall, my life rocks and I'm going to accept what's happening and alchemize it into wisdom fuel as I continue to create my ideal life kind of thing. Loving what Is Big idea. Great book. Check out Byron Katie's Loving what Is or the note we have on it and let's begin to love what is more and more and more. Hope you enjoyed. Look forward to sharing more with you soon. Have an awesome day.