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Achievement, value and uncommon excellence
“The distance between winning and losing is minuscule.” If you’re committed to win, you must decide whether you go big or go home. Few remember who placed second. Few will remember that you were within a hair’s breadth of hitting the finish line first. Winning is about engineering luck – where preparation meets opportunity. It’s about maintaining …
It’s All My Fault
There is a theme in comments lately. It seems to be “My ex did all these horrible things and I screwed up.” This is how bad it can get and how you can recover. I had this as part of … Continue reading →
Webinar: Spiritual Sexuality, Healing, and Growth
Engaging with spiritual sexuality is a wonderful opportunity to affirm ourselves as sexual beings as well as to heal and grow on our spiritual journeys. Sexual energy is incredibly powerful, and it offers us additional opportunities beyond making babies and having a good time. Sexual energy can be very grounding during a spiritual awakening. It can be very healing for a variety of …
Stress, the Fight or Flight Response, and You
What is the fight or flight response? The ‘fight or flight’ response, also called an ‘acute stress response’, is something you’ll hear referenced frequently in psychology. But it’s not actually a psychological response, but a physiological one. The fight or flight response is an ‘all systems go’ reaction your body triggers
Wisdom Books: Poison for the Heart by Kevin Solway
In these few marks on paper, I offer you everything that I have, and everything that I am. Thus I exist in this work both physically and spiritually. If you read me as you read the works of others, I will appear empty. Project your own understanding onto me, to
What are you feeding your mind?
“Habits creep up slowly.” They start slow, and gain momentum. Soon they are an embedded part of your life. Are they a garden overflowing with delightful blooms, or a spreading patch of weeds? Your mind acts upon and expands the thought patterns and habits you choose – whether good or bad. Your mind works with whatever you feed it. It’s up to you to stay self-aware. What are you feeding your mind today? – We’ve been working on a new website! Whenever we …
Choosing Your Spiritual Friends Wisely
There's an old adage that says to "choose your friends wisely." I want to add a new twist to that statement. So today's blog post is about choosing your spiritual friends wisely.In Western Culture's expanding spiritual horizons, there are more ways to connect with people of all spiritual faiths and disciplines than ever before. This is the gift of technology and the Internet. With all these new opportunities, it is very easy to assume that if someone is spiritual, then they're spiritual like you. But "spiritual" and "spirituality" tend to be two words that have…
Maurice Osborne by Evan Duby: Hometown Hero
I heard about Maurice the night that a few NYC stations and newspapers ran his story. He is a true hero who can use our help. Neither Evan nor I know each other or Maurice, we just both took an … Continue reading →
What is Logotherapy?
“Don’t worry, be happy!” chants the well-known pop song. But faced with a world where unemployment, bereavement and ill health can hit anyone at any time, and the media presents us with one global tragedy after another, this can seem nigh on impossible. Should we try harder to have a positive mindset? Be more relentless in …
Work at the edge
“Work at the edge of your abilities.” And then push out from that edge. That’s how you learn, you grow, you expand your capabilities, you expand your world. That’s how you bring greater value to yourself and your world. One of the remarkable things about you is that when you step over the edge, you don’t fall off the edge of the world. When you step over the edge you discover just how resourceful you are. You find you are capable of learning more, and becoming more – more…
Below The Belt
“I didn’t mean anything by it… “I was only joking….” “You’re too sensitive…” ‘You know I wouldn’t say that seriously…” “Are you in a bad mood?” “You can’t really be upset about that!” Healthy communication is not always the easiest … Continue reading →
Webinar Recording: Spiritual Awakening and Body Transformations
A spiritual awakening takes you towards what is most true, natural, and healthy for you, and that includes your body. If your body wants more weight on it, it’ll add weight as you shift and grow. If it wants less, it’ll lose weight. If it wants different kinds of food, it’ll make that request known–loudly and clearly. It can be surprisingly vocal.And we have been surprisingly deaf to the needs of our bodies. Our bodies are our one and only…
Your only chance…
“Never assume you know the odds of things.” Because you don’t. Even the experts get it wrong. There is no foolproof process or certainty of outcome in anything. All of life encompasses risk, the possibility of failure, the eventual certainty of death. You can be as careful and circumspect as possible, and still lose. Why not be bold and confident, and feel better about yourself on life’s journey? Why not take reasonable risks …
11 High Powered Achievement Principles
1) Define your purpose. You can’t experience a greater sense of achievement without direction. That means that the first step toward an increased level of achievement is to define your intention. What is it that you intend to accomplish? It’s important to be as specific and detailed as possible in this step. The more precise your description is, the easier it will be to take action. 2) Design a plan of action. Think before you act. Lay out a strategy to move you decisively in the direction of your goal. You may not understand everything involved, and you will probably need to make adjustments along the way – but you should…
Webinar Recording: Feeling Spiritually Lost and Finding Your Way
Many people feel spiritually lost at different times of their lives. In the context of a spiritual awakening, we often feel this way because a lot of our ego and the reference points we used to have dissolve. In this way, we stop having a clear direction about where to go.A lot of what the ego does is to tell us what to do to stay “safe.” It is often quite wrong, and as we become more conscious and focused on the present moment, it is quite normal to feel lost at first. This is part of the sacred adjustment time where you realize that “lost” is a concept. The …
Workbook Post
If you’re working in the workbook and have question, feel free to ask them here. If you have the answer to a question, feel free to answer it before I get to it. Thanks all!
Seasonal Affective Disorder – In Summer?
The kids are off school, work has slowed down a bit, and barbecue party season is in full swing. Your vacation away is pending, and everyone around you seems happy and excited. So why aren’t you? Is it just the stresses of summertime getting you down… or something more? Despite seasonal affective disorder (SAD) always …
Sometimes you just need a friend
“You don’t need to know CEOs and billionaires. Sometimes you just need a friend who knows different things than you do.” – Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert Why stay ignorant? Why not just ask? You are surrounded by people with knowledge, experience and wisdom. They may not have Ivy League credentials and homes in the Hamptons, but why should that matter if they can help, if they can share what you really need? Knowledge is a level playing field, with no economic and social boundaries. Is it time to reach out, to cultivate genuine connections, and …
The Error of Defending Your Beliefs
The intent of this spirituality blog post is to point to the nature of most beliefs. Generally speaking, beliefs arise out of the past or concerns for the future rather than the necessity of the present moment. In so many ways, human beings are wrapping themselves up in a fur coat of beliefs to try to keep out the chill of reality. In so doing, they distort their sense of what life is and what is around them. Make no mistake, having ideas and seeing the truth of the matter makes us strong advocates and powerful people, but that power does not come from our …
The Questions Post
We used to have a “Questions” post where I would answer specific questions on the blog. I can’t answer emails I get directly but I will answer ones that I can answer on the blog. You can hide anything you … Continue reading →
What is Dissociative Disorder?
Dissociative disorders are a collection of mental health issues which involve an altered sense of reality where you feel disconnected from yourself and the world in general. It’s thought that this tendency to disassociate starts as a defence mechanism when there is a need to cope with an overwhelming event, such as
It’s about 360, not 180
“Don’t be a superior planner and inferior doer.” Excellence is about living 360, not 180. You achieve because you take the time to dream, take the time to plan, and then take the time to act – deliberately, with full intent. Pen to paper is but the first step. Then comes the difficulty, the full engagement, the hard work and sustained effort. Too many are slackers; they lack grit and persistence. They miss out on the full reward for work well done, and settle for pocket change instead…
Workbook Weekend Sale
I am working to edit the Workbook for 2 reasons: to include more GBOT material and to redesign for CreateSpace so it’s an option when someone buys one of the books. If you’ve purchased the workbook in the past, you … Continue reading →