Caffeine for the Soul with Michael Neill Robert Holden, part five: The Stillpoint and the Action Field
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Dec 2, 2016 In this enlightening conversation, Robert Holden, a best-selling author and psychologist known for his insights on happiness, discusses the concepts of stillpoint and action field. He emphasizes the importance of pausing to find inner balance before engaging in action. The duo explores soul versus ego motivations and how self-time can harmonize work and life. Using a prism metaphor, Holden illustrates how one energy can manifest in various roles, underscoring the necessity of returning to personal center for clarity and peace.
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Productivity Versus Busyness
- Productivity is doing what truly needs doing while busyness is doing things out of habit or distraction.
- Michael Neill notices coming back to stillness exposes whether actions are necessary or just busywork.
Find The Still Point First
- Joseph Campbell's idea: without a still point we get lost in the action field and lose ourselves in doing.
- Robert Holden and Michael Neill argue life-work balance begins with finding that still point and returning to it repeatedly.
Schedule Soul Time Regularly
- Do schedule soul or self time to reconnect with a clear, present consciousness that informs your choices.
- Use that connection to let life and work express themselves with harmony rather than forcing balance externally.
