Are you a sensitive person? I am. Life can be a bit tricky for us sensitives, mainly because our reactions to things are not quite “normal.” Here’s an essay on how I have come to view our sensitivity, and how I learned to deal with it. Special thanks to my friend Tammy from A Day [...]
The thing that’s almost as hard as suffering a clinical depression is when you have a loved one who suffers from it.
Having been in that particular pair of shoes myself, I have one word to describe such a state: hell.
My wife fell into deep depression shortly after getting married, and it lasted about 5 years. [...]
From September 29 to October 3, 2008, I was immersed in an intense self-exploration course called “Authentic Business Discovery” offered by my blogging colleague Tom Volkar of Delightful Work. Right off the bat, the timing of this offering was such a cool synchronicity, as I was just about to publish my business plan when [...]
“Nobody will teach you anything. You have to teach yourself.” — Derek Sivers
Have you ever read a book, and got nothing out of it?
Have you ever taken a class, and got nothing out of it?
The other day, I was chatting with Robin and I had commented about how ironic that I was reading [...]
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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 [...]
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.
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Elsewhere, I defined [...]
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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 [...]
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.
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In a previous article, I discussed that the basis of all desires is to be who you [...]
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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, [...]
Here is an essay on understanding the core of our desires, and an observation on what it means to grow.
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So far, I established that living a fulfilling life is one’s ultimate goal, and the way to do it is to focus on the path.
To be fulfilled on [...]
