In a previous post, I talked about the many ways that the ego can sabotage our lives. Today I’d like to dig a little deeper, and get the heart of what the ego really is, and how exactly it keeps us from being happy and content. And, as always, some practical advice; some action steps
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Forgiveness is one of the most powerful tools we have for healing and personal transformation. Jesus, Buddha and Lao Tzu all taught that forgiveness is essential to knowing inner peace and spiritual wholeness. Now doctors and researchers realize that forgiveness is essential to our health – mental, emotional and physical. Anger and resentment suppress the
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Confidence is one of the biggest keys to happiness and success. Low self-esteem can hinder your performance at work, affect your relationships, and generally make life more difficult than it has to be. Whereas a healthy dose of confidence can help you power through obstacles and achieve goals, both personal and professional. If you are
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Life can be hectic. Most of us have our hands full just trying to keep it all together. We do what we have to just to get by, from day to day. We seldom stop to ask ourselves, “Why am I here? Where am I headed? What’s it all about?” But it’s exactly this kind
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A few weeks ago I decided to try something a bit different… I meditated on the roof of a 61 story building. Unlike most of my meditation sessions, this one was unique… not only did it give me a breath of fresh air, it also helped bring me closer to the source that brings us all
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We all want to be happy. It’s human nature. But there’s another part of human nature – the ego – that constantly sabotages our happiness at every turn. If we let it. In order to be happy, we have to learn how the ego operates. We need to identify those destructive thought patterns that keep
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Have you ever had a hunch that turned out to be dead right? Did you ever “just know” something, even though there was no logical evidence? Of course you have. And you’re not alone! Whether we call it a “gut feeling” or a “sixth sense,” we all get these mysterious flashes of insight occasionally, that
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If you’re serious about personal development (and of course you are; why else would you be here?), sooner or later you’ve got to get serious about meditation. You can work hard to be physically fit and healthy, to reach your career and financial goals, and achieve all the trappings of worldly success – but if
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Surely you’ve heard the old cliché that says, “We are our own worst enemy.” It’s cliché because it’s true. Nothing and no one hinders us, blocks us, and holds us back as much as we do, ourselves. By far our worst enemy, and our biggest obstacle to success, is our own resistance. Personal growth, progress
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Mindfulness is all the rage these days. It’s been featured in countless publications, from Forbes to Psychology Today, and it’s being enthusiastically embraced by everyone from therapists and CEOs, to rappers and Hollywood celebrities. But what exactly does “mindfulness” mean? Even more importantly, how do you practice mindfulness, and why should you bother? Mindfulness has
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