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The Psychological Cost of Never Saying No
No. Such a powerful little word, and as toddlers we all seem to have no trouble using it. No, you can’t have my toy, and no, I don’t want to eat those vegetables. And yet somewhere along the line, many of us turn into adults who seem to have an absolute allergy to saying no. Or …
Enlightening Talks: Mark Passio – The True Meaning And Purpose Of The 2nd Amendment
This is the presentation Mark Passio gave at the monthly Philadelphia Liberty On The Rocks meetup on February 10, 2015. In this presentation, Mark breaks down the entire 2nd Amendment in depth, explaining what each word and term in it means, as well as emphasizing its true intended purpose. Related posts: Enlightening Talks: Mark Passio – New Age Bullshit & The Suppression Of The Sacred Masculine Enlightening Talk: Cosmic Abandonment – Mark Passio Enlightening Talks: The Matrix Trilogy Decoded by Mark Passio Enlightening Talk: Free Energy – From Suppression To Manifestation? Enlightening Talks: Mark Passio – Natural Law Seminar
Driven by a higher code
“Why not be last?” Last to keep trying. Last to hold on to enduring principles. Last to give up, when everyone else has rung the bell and walked away. The world is full of quitters. But you are driven by a higher code. You demand more of yourself. You know that if you want to change the world, you never, ever ring the bell
When Rejection Smacks Your Self-Esteem Around
A new Psychology Today blog (by me ) about Rejection. It’s titled Rejection and Dating but it gives tips on rebounding from any kind of rejection. The story I tell in the article is about an experience I had with … Continue reading →
The flow in determines the flow out
“Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.” – Rumi It is. It is unless you believe it’s not. And then it isn’t. You choose. You choose how you view and embrace the flow into your life; and how you choose determines the flow out of your life – the outcomes. – We’ve been working on a new website! Whenever
Why Multitasking is a Poor Approach to Productivity
Have you ever had a great idea pop into your head right before you got distracted by something? Did you find it difficult to recall your idea once you were able to shift your focus back again? This is actually quite common, and whether you’re aware of it or not, it’s one of the many consequences and frustrations of multitasking. And unfortunately, the disadvantages of multitasking go much deeper than the frustration of losing an occasional good idea. Multitasking is a source of stress As a reader of Advanced Life Skills, you probably already know that humans are inherently bad at multitasking and that it’s a poor strategy for productivity. What you might…
Webinar: Spiritual Awakening and Powerful Relationships
The spiritual path brings many interesting lessons and situations into our lives, and of course, all of those are dependent on the people who are part of our experiences. Especially after a spiritual awakening, there often are a lot of powerful relationships that arrive for people. For some people, those relationships were already here, but when you are open to receive, those relationships can finally expand to offer greater depths than before. For others, it really does seem like…
Don’t Like Your Therapist? Before You Panic Read This
Deciding to actually take that big step and go to therapy, then getting out and finding a therapist, can be an ordeal in and of itself. To suddenly find you don’t like the therapist you’ve booked can feel a real blow. What do you do if this is the case? 7 Important Tactics For When …
Lower the stress
“Making small changes works where a sweeping overnight reinvention does not.” – adapted from Jeff Haden You can’t eat seven apples on Saturday and say you’re on an “apple a day” plan. New habits become lifestyles with repetition and time. The decision to change can be made overnight, but the commitment plays out over time. Commit to the choice, and ensure the …
Are You Building Trust into Your Relationship?
Everyone wants to be trusted and this is especially true in a close, personal relationship. But being viewed as trustworthy is not something that just happens by accident. Trust is something that you must build into a relationship and then it needs to be valued and maintained. Many couples are struggling with trust issues these days even when there is no tangible reason for mistrust. This is because trust involves a whole array of complex feelings like faith, belief, hope, conviction, confidence, expectation, dependence, and reliance. In other words, it is a huge emotional investment which, if abused, can increase you vulnerability to a lot of pain and heartache. Why is trust…
Positive Thinking: The Amazing Power and Utter Uselessness of Positivity
Positive thinking is one of those spiritual tools that has a time and a place. Typically that time and place is early on in someone's spiritual journey. The further down this road someone comes, the more the concept of labeling some things as positive and the necessity to label others as negative becomes…
The Alarming Rise in Self Harming – What is Behind It?
The 2013 suicide of 15-year old Tallulah Wilson brought the issue of self harming to new heights of public awareness here in the UK. But Tallulah’s tragedy wasn’t the first or the last. What have we learned since then, and are things changing? What is self-harm? Self-harm is still defined
Wisdom Books: Studies in Occultism by H. P. Blavatsky
This approachable introduction to Occultic knowledge is a concise and understandable starting point to your journey into the Mystic. The occult (from the Latin word occultus “clandestine, hidden, secret”) is “knowledge of the hidden”. In common English usage, occult refers to “knowledge of the paranormal”, as opposed to “knowledge of the measurable”, usually referred to … Related posts: Wisdom Books: The Rosicrucian Cosmo-Conception by Max Heindel Wisdom Books: The Secret Doctrine by H. P. Blavatsky Wisdom Books: “Cutting Through” Volumes 1, 2, 3 by Alan Watt Wisdom Books: The Emerald Tablets
We’re all in it together
“You’re imperfect, and you’re wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.” – Brene Brown The survival instinct helps us overcome danger, overcome ourselves when we feel weak and helpless. It’s what drives us to keep our head above water when the waves come crashing. The instinct is not to be feared or reviled, but rather cultivated and channeled. Cultivate this innate energy in an attitude of self-love and appreciation; channel it…
Webinar Recording: Becoming a Modern Day Spiritual Teacher or Healer
Many of you will discover that you have a calling to become a spiritual teacher or healer as you grow on your spiritual journey. Others of you have always felt this pull within. And some of you will be quite surprised when people start putting you in places to teach or heal. Any way that you end up on the path of the spiritual teacher and healer is sacred, but it still involves work.In this webinar, I discussed the dedication, self-care, and business of becoming a spiritual teacher and/or healer in our modern society.Becoming a Spiritual Teacher or Spiritual Healer Additional CommentsOffering yourself to others as a spiritual teacher and/or spiritual healer is a profound service to the …
Moderation
There has been an inordinate amount of spam coming to the site and many things are being flagged as spam and held for moderation. If yours is one of them, please email me. I didn’t see all the posts in … Continue reading →
Do it right
“You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.” – Henry Rollins And sometimes more than a little bit. Insanity, that is, that’s viewed and defined by those satisfied with the status quo. That kind of insanity is genius. If you’re not being viewed by the miserable majority as slightly insane; if you’re not being viewed with some level of disdain, you’re not doing it right. Do it right. Embrace, cultivate, and nurture a little bit of insanity. Then go out and do great things. – We’ve been working on a new website! Whenever we read these posts, we’re inspired …
Getting Out of the Rat Race and the End of Competition
One of the hallmarks of Western Society has been an emphasis on competition. The idea is that competition brings out the best in us. That has hardly been the case. The reality is that competition is immensely wasteful. It triggers people's survival fears to keep them agitated enough to work long hours and attempt to "get ahead" because people don't want to fail, which is associated with being poor, not having enough, and so forth. Ultimately at the root of this is the fear of death.The enormity of energy that people exert from this fear-based thinking exhausts people and leads…
When The Person You Love….
I have written over 2000 posts on this blog in 7 years. This is the most requested and referenced (on other websites) of them all. The last time I posted it was almost a year ago, so it deserves a … Continue reading →
Optimism vs Pessimism – Do You Need Both?
There is a long-standing debate about whether it’s better to be an optimist or a pessimist. Do the Pollyannas of the world win out over those of us who predict the worst? Or is it possible a bit of both is best? ARE YOU AN OPTIMIST OR A PESSIMIST? A quick online test can reveal …
Truth or hype?
“Don’t believe everything you hear, even in your own mind.” – Daniel Amen, MD Sometimes the enemy is you. Sometimes you don’t think, you don’t cross-examine your ideas, you don’t interrogate your self-talk. You believe your own hype. Are your thoughts helping or hurting your forward progress? Are they taking you closer to where you want to go, or drawing you further away? Are they blocking you, or motivating you? Pause. Take the time to think. Take the time to think critically. – We’ve been working on a new website! Whenever we read these posts, we’re inspired to write our own …
7 Simple Steps to Conquering Self Doubt
Even the most self confident among us will experience self doubt from time to time. Because we can’t completely avoid it, we need a strategy that allows us to contend with, and conquer self doubt. So, what is the difference between those who overcome this insidious foe, and those who are controlled by it? Before we get into that, let’s talk a little about what self doubt is, and why it likes to creep into our lives like a party pooper, and throw a wet blanket on our motivation. Self doubt is that feeling of…
Bullied, Beaten, and Abused: The Prevalence of Physical Violence in Western Culture
As I continue to blog about the body and what embodied spirituality means, it is an important and necessary stop along this journey to talk about physical abuse and physical violence. There are so many kinds that I won’t attempt to list them all, and many of them are actually encouraged and glorified in Western Society. Particularly for men, enduring pain and being able to inflict pain on others has often been considered a praise-worthy attribute. Consider all the big summer blockbuster movies; the superheros aren’t inviting the villains to a peace negotiation process.Clearly, using violence to create peace is a …