We get ourselves all “stressed out” trying to “fit in” to our environment. We have been doing that since we were children. We make adjustments to our way of acting or thinking so that we feel congruent in our lives. We blend in, we schmoose and we go with the flow. If the truth were […]
Wellbeing
The Dynamics of Desire – Letting Go and Being Happy
“Desire begets Desire” is how Eastern Sages describe the dynamic behind our longings, cravings, greediness and the myriad of other such aspects of desire. Accordingly, their wisdom tells us that desire must be identified, taken by its roots, and ultimately culled from our psyches if we are to attain ultimate “peace” and freedom in our […]
How to Stop Taking Care of People
To take care, does not mean to do it for someone. If we are trying to take care of people, we are not allowing them to move through or release whatever feeling, situation, that is theirs to go beyond. To take care, does not mean to take away someone’s pain or experience of the world. […]
An Alternative to A Life of Healing
While I do hope to avoid arguing the merits or validity of seeing ourselves as primarily and essentially wounded and on a lifelong quest for wholeness via healing, I would like to offer another perspective on wholeness that may disagree with and/or upset some. This perspective is informed by the Mystical Traditions of the East […]
An Empty Shell – Moving Beyond Life’s Roadblocks to Find Purpose
Emptiness, everyone has experienced these feelings at one time or another. When we realize that we have to deal with ourselves as human beings instead of human doings we consciously start filling up every moment of time to avoid dealing with our inner feelings. Even though this transition can take us on the most wonderful […]
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