finding purpose in infinite reality
by Graham Barrone
I can’t remember the last time I made a New Years resolution. However, I do remember a few I made in the past. Learn to play the piano, make more money, write a book, make more money, go to Italy, go to the gym, eat more healthily, make more money…. (more…)
Making decisions is tough. It's bad enough that choices in life are rarely clear-cut. Each option has its own (usually unquantifiable) pros and cons, and making a decision means accepting the cons of your choice as well as foregoing the pros of whatever you reject. (more…)
Sometimes in life we actively seek change. We are dissatisfied with our present conditions, or we are satisfied but believe we could be even more satisfied if some things were different. This is healthy, though the latter state more so, because it gives us purpose, reason for being. And he stronger our purpose the greater the energy we are able to find to pursue life to its full potential. (more…)
by Linda Zander
All the "sure" boats to success have seemingly gone down. On a daily basis I hear people muttering a new belief: "Success just isn't possible right now." The drive to achieve ones goals, dreams and aspirations have been chucked overboard as impossible rubbish and have been replaced with a new belief: "It's a desperate time where the best one can hope for is to just make it through without losing everything." (more…)
by Greg Frost
There is a lot of relationship and synergy going around when talking about affirmation and self esteem and this is why. The problem with low confidence is belief and the existence of a paramount amount of negative energy. This energy can come in the form of insults, failures, stress and other negative factors that have the effect of lowering your self confidence on a daily basis. (more…)
by Amy TwainÂ
Basically, the definition of self esteem means: that you should be confident in whatever you’re doing that you should feel good both in mind and body giving due importance to yourself, having that positive attitude in you and most of all to be worthy of the love and happiness you always deserve. Sense of worth is the form of the spiritual estate. It is the spiritual infrastructure by which the spiritual forces of the individual enhance and develop. Sense of worth is the inner drive, a certain creative energy and an attribute that could be whether negative or positive (which rests entirely in you). (more…)
by Michael Lee
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These days, more and more people are trying to figure out how to improve emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence refers to the ability of a person to understand and control their emotions. It may not seem like such an important aspect of our life, but it actually plays a very large part in our decision making habits and thinking skills. (more…)
by Annette Estes
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Daniel Goleman, author of the book “Emotional Intelligence,†says, "If your emotional abilities aren't in hand...you are not going to get very far."
Your emotional intelligence is measured by your emotional quotient. (more…)
The best way to get the most from a new gadget is to familiarize yourself with it by taking some time to read the manual. The way to get the most from your life is by familiarizing yourself with you!
The aquisition of self knowledge is a lifetime's pursuit, but with it comes emowerment. The Enneagram, a classification of personality into nine types, offers a unique perspective on that journey of self unerstanding. (more…)
"I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations. Neither are you here to live up to mine." so runs the opening lyric of Peter Tosh's reggae classic I am That I am.
Much of the plentiful grief in this world derives from intolerance, the inability to accept others who may differ from oneself in behavior or belief. And yet the world is big enough to accommodate all manner of diversity. (more…)
