Archive for September, 2008
Note: This is a digest version of the guest post featured on The Positivity Blog. Special thanks to the blogger Henrik Edberg for featuring my post!
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Elsewhere, I defined that low self-esteem is the root of all problems. In it, I defined 3 levels of self-esteem — your right to exist, your trust in your abilities, [...]
September 28th, 2008 | Posted in Short Posts, healing | 19 Comments
I promise to get back to the regular programming with the next post, but after releasing my business/career vision, I felt that this was the time to give thanks.
So, below are some of people who helped me in the first four months or so of this blog.
September 27th, 2008 | Posted in Announcements, Ari's Personal Stories | 25 Comments
Oddly enough, this is one post that is the scariest to write.
I am a big-picture person, and my imagination seems to see no ends. I can see one and imagine 100, or 1000. I can envision futures that are vastly different from what I see in here and now.
Until very recently, I couldn’t [...]
September 24th, 2008 | Posted in Announcements | 17 Comments
Note: This is a digest version of a longer essay.
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Continuing my exploration of our emotional nature, I am expanding upon a system defined by Elisabeth and Jerry Hicks from their book “Ask and It Is Given.” It is called Emotional Guidance Scale.
This is an excellent tool in assessing where you are and figure out [...]
September 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Know Yourself, Realizing Your Potential, Short Posts, healing | 19 Comments
In any journey, it’s nice to have a map. Healing and growth is no exception. In this essay I employ a system of classifying your emotions, to help you see where you are in your journey and what’s next in your evolution.
In a hurry? Read the digest version.
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Elsewhere, I defined [...]
September 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Know Yourself, Realizing Your Potential, healing | 20 Comments
Welcome to the September 17, 2008 edition of 10 posts about realizing your potential. Thanks to everyone who submitted!
Every month, I pick 10 best posts from all the submissions. I do this because I feel that what internet needs right now is an opinion leader, not just an aggregater. Most blog carnivals [...]
September 17th, 2008 | Posted in Blog Carnival | 19 Comments
Note: this is a condensed version of a longer essay.
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So, the basis of all desires is to be Who-We-Are, the way we are meant to be. Being Who-We-Are is the key to living a fulfilling life.
That seems obvious, but in reality we often do acts that not only prevent us to be Who-We-Are, but take [...]
September 12th, 2008 | Posted in Best Practices, Decision Making, Dissecting Problems, Happiness, Know Yourself, Short Posts | 14 Comments
In this essay, I propose a system to help understand our emotional nature, and use it correctly to gauge decisions and options that empower you to be more of who you are.
In a hurry? Read the digest version.
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In a previous article, I discussed that the basis of all desires is to be who you [...]
September 12th, 2008 | Posted in Best Practices, Decision Making, Happiness, Know Yourself | No Comments
My friend Akemi Gaines alerted me on to Jenny Manion’s group writing project: Heros of Healing. This wasn’t a post I planned to write next but the subject matter is close to my heart, so here is my contribution.
Heroine of Healing: Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
She is renowned for her work on identifying psychological stages one [...]
September 11th, 2008 | Posted in Ari's Personal Stories, healing | 22 Comments
Note: this is a summary version of a longer essay.
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The basis of all desires is to be who you are.
All the things you do out of desire is an extension of your fundamental desire to be Who-You-Are. Everything from the choice of your vehicle to who you hang out with to what you wear, [...]
September 9th, 2008 | Posted in Decision Making, Know Yourself, Realizing Your Potential, Short Posts, Society | 9 Comments