Author Archive | Jake Eagle

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Do Yourself Over Again

Redo Yourself I love the simplicity of this concept. When you interact with other people and you displease yourself with your own behavior, or a particular result that you create—maybe things get tense, or there’s a misunderstanding, resulting in frustration or embarrassment—just redo yourself. Live Conscious includes something we call The Process of Growth. There […]

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What Are You Paying Attention To?

All day long we bring certain things—experiences—to life while ignoring other experiences. We do this mostly unconsciously, but we can do so consciously. The key is how we use our attention. I think of attention as our paint brush, life our canvas. Did anyone ever teach you the power of attention? Did anyone ever teach […]

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Words from C.G. Jung’s Red Book

The following words are from C.G. Jung’s newly released Red Book, which consists of his personal writings from 1914-1930. These words have never before been available to be read, pondered and appreciated. For me, they are a beautiful expression of our journey to reclaim all aspects of ourselves: “My soul, where are you? Do you […]

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The Perfect Valentine’s Day Gift

I only realized it was Valentine’s Day when I turned on the television to watch the winter Olympics. I immediately turned to Hannah and said “Happy Valentine’s Day, I love you.” She replied in kind. She seemed equally surprised to discover it was Valentine’s Day, which was a relief to me because I imagined she […]

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Create yourself, your future destiny, image, career concept. Attractive young woman drawing a picture, sketch of herself on grey wall background. Human face expressions, determination, creativity

Concentrate on your circle of competence

Hannah and I were watching a PBS television show last night. The guest was Melinda Gates of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She was talking about her philanthropic work and she was asked her if she wished she had some skill or experience that would allow her to be more effective. She said she […]

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Isolation only exists in isolation

“Isolation only exists in isolation…” This is a quote from a fictionalized account of the German philosopher, Friedrich Nietzsche, in the book When Nietzsche Wept, by Irv Yalom. Yalom goes on to say that “once isolation is shared, it evaporates.” In the Live Conscious orientation we “evaporate” isolation by revealing ourselves to others so that […]

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Marriage can be easy

  I’m starting this first blog entry very close to the 27th anniversary of my first marriage—which lasted seven years. Although my first wife and I were good friends and we loved each other, we didn’t know how to be healthy and happy as a married couple. One purpose of this blog is to offer […]

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