Written by Eugene Morgan “But meditation is thinking for the self, by the self, and thinking freely and easily; what the self has to offer for the self.” Milton Erickson Meditation is about focusing in our internal world. If we ever saw someone meditate, more likely it’s a person with shut eyes. When we close […]
Eugene Morgan
Eugene Morgan has been posting each day of the week (Monday through Friday) brief messages to encourage to inspire, to invoke, and to humor others to get through their week . He's been a blogger since 2009 and now an author.
The Forces that Govern Our Bodies
Written by Eugene Morgan “Human beings, once they have learned anything, transfer this learning to the forces that govern their bodies,” Milton Erickson. The ‘forces’ that govern our bodies, Erickson is referring to our unconscious minds. Therefore, our unconscious minds are what govern our bodies. Our unconscious minds are storehouses where everything learned are sent […]
Creativity Can Free Us From Our Biases
Written By Eugene Morgan “People who accomplish a great many things are people who have freed themselves from biases,” Milton Erickson You can’t force creativity but we can let it come to us. It’s important to have a certain mindset so we can see things beyond our biases. We first must acknowledge or admit to […]
Observation is the key to Objectivity
Written by Eugene Morgan “When you look at things, look at them,” Milton Erickson It is easy to either jump to conclusions or make assumptions about things without looking at them. We tend to quickly based our experiences on the event first before really seeing what’s happening. If we really look at things and let […]
A Sprinkle of Humor Makes Life Better
Written by Eugene Morgan “Enjoy life and enjoy it thoroughly. And the more humor you can put into life, the better off you are,” Milton Erickson Humor is like sprinkling sugar on reality, it has a taste of bittersweet. We have had some bittersweet experiences and will continue to have them. With the bitter experiences […]
Rediscovery Ourselves
Written by Eugene Morgan “I always find when I can do something, it’s pleasurable,” Milton Erickson Discovering what we can do is pleasurable. As we were growing up, there were many discoveries. We discovered that we have toes because we can wiggle them. We discovered that we have feet because we can stand on them. […]
Some Confusion….Also Some Enlightenment
Written by Eugene Morgan “Into each life some confusion should come…also some enlightenment.” Milton Erickson We’re on the verge enlightenment when we’re in a state of confusions. We’re at the beginning of loosening up our rigid ideas and rigid beliefs. Because before there were confusions, there were rigid ideas and rigid beliefs. The good […]
Strength Leaning
Written by Eugene Morgan “And how willing are you to lean on your strengths?” Milton Erickson We forget, sometimes, that in other areas of our lives, we do very well in. When we have difficulty learning something new, we forget that we can use what we’ve learned from other areas of our lives. If, we […]
Learning Starts With Us
Written by Eugene Morgan “In a learning situation you have to do your own learning,” Milton Erickson It is important to note that we have to do our own thinking, develop our own understanding. Ultimately, no one knows us better than we know ourselves. Everyday, we live with ourselves for the rest of our lives. […]
Potentials Restore Well-Being
Written By Eugene Morgan “The potentials within a person can restore well-being,” Milton Erickson In the above quote, Milton Erickson uses the word “potentials” in a noun form. The noun form of the word “potentials” defined in the dictionary as “something that can be develop or become actual.” Erickson deliberately uses the plural form of […]
What A Mind Can Do With An Idea
Written By Eugene Morgan “I don’t lay on of hands, I lay on of ideas,” Milton Erickson Ideas are like seeds; they grow into fruition. They will grow if they’re often watered and get enough sunshine. Ideas are like gold nuggets, they’re precious and rare. Ideas are like a lighthouse, they can help guide and […]
Feelings are like Color, they Paint our World
Written by Eugene Morgan “….Cause all our feelings are done by ourselves,” Milton Erickson As humans we experience our lives through our feelings. Feelings help us to stay in contact with our environment and with other people. As long as we interact with others, there will always be a chance that we will experience a […]
The Real Joy In Life
Written by Eugene Morgan “Reacting to the good and the bad, and dealing with it adequately— that’s the real joy in life,” Milton Erickson Sometimes we have the tendency of focusing on the bad. And when we do see the good, we have the tendency of wondering how long the good situation will […]
The Good Days Are Coming
Written by Eugene Morgan “And look forward to the good days coming,” Milton Erickson Some days are like sunny days and other days are like rainy days. If we had our way, most of us would prefer our days sunny. But as long as we interact daily with our environment some of our days will […]
Earning Your Happiness
“That every happiness is earned and, if given to you, it’s merited,” Milton Erickson When we complete something, we feel a sense of accomplishment especially when it’s a difficult task. But sometimes, we get in the way of completing a task. Erickson would call this conscious interference. For example, self-doubt is one of the techniques […]
Memorial Day: Remembering Loss of Loved Ones
Written by Eugene Morgan Today is Memorial Day. This is a time when families and loved ones get together to have outside barbecues. It’s a time for swimming pools and beaches. It’s time for picnics in parks and frisbee throwing on newly green grass. It’s time for remembrance of our fallen soldiers who have made the […]
An Old Raccoon
Written by Eugene Morgan One evening while the old man finished up a long day of fishing and an old raccoon began its evening fishing, discussed about the difficulties of adjusting to old age. “I hate the idea of growing old,” said the old raccoon. “Please listen […]
Bright-eyed and Bushy-tailed
Written by Eugene Morgan The old man upon hearing the disturbing news about his friend paid a visit to his friend’s underground burrowed home. The old man began hearing a fainted sound as he approached the burrow. He looked down it and wondered what that sound could be. As he lowered his head closer to […]
“The last thing I do”
Written by Eugene Morgan A good friend of mine from work passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2011 almost exactly a year after my father died on Saturday, January 9, 2010. I wanted to dedicate this blog post to my colleague, Ernie, and my father. A student was spreading rumors about Milton Erickson dying. Erickson heard about […]
Ericksonian Fable: The Hungry Lion
Written By Eugene Morgan An old man was in his garden, when a lion approached him and said, “I’m going to eat you.” “Oh?” asked surprisingly the old man, “I knew my death would be certain but not by you.” “Then who were you expecting?” asked the lion. “A large pack of spotted hyenas,” replied […]
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