“Do I Need Counseling?” Thankfully, we live in a day and age where therapy has shed the stigma of only being for ‘crazy’ people. And yet the outdated notion still persists that you have to feel awful or have a life that is in pieces to benefit from counselling. The result? Even if we suspect we […
Your Caring Trademark
If you’ve followed Derek Jeter’s career and watched his improbable game winning hit in his final at bat in Yankee Stadium the other night, you know that Derek treated every at bat like it was his last and that’s what made his last at bat so special. No one worked harder, played with more passion or cared more about playing and honoring the game of baseball than Derek Jeter. Jeter&#…
Breathe!
“When we’re in fear, we hold on to what we’ve got because we don’t trust that there’s more.” – Jen Sincero Life framed in fear is life framed in scarcity, life lived within limits. It’s like taking a deep breath and refusing to exhale, refusing to allow more oxygen to flow and nourish your body. Exhale. Let go. Breathe. When you allow fear to control your life, you hold on so tightly to what you’ve got that there’s no room to get more. Let go and get more. The flow of abundance awaits. The post Breathe! appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.
Would More Motivation Help You Accomplish Your Goals?
When we want to accomplish something important, we need to find an effective source of motivation to help move us from wanting to something to actually doing it. Very often motivation is the defining difference between success and wishful thinking because motivation is what compels us to take action. Never, never, never, never give up. ~Winston Churchill Granted, nobody likes to be under too much pressure. But a manageable level of pressure can provide the motivation we need to accomplish incredible things. One good way to provide that extra little push is to establish a timeline for completion. When used …
Enlightening Lectures: The Self That Thinks by Manly P. Hall
The Five-Fold Nature of the Self “The Self That Thinks” – Lecture by Manly P. Hall Related posts: Enlightening Lectures: Wisdom of the Greeks Can Help Solve Problems of Modern Society by Manly P. Hall Enlightening Lectures: Learning to Know the Dweller in the Flesh by Manly P. Hall Educational Talks: Success is the Accomplishment of the Necessary by Manly P. Hall The Solar Christmas – Manly P. Hall From Knowledge to Wisdom – Manly P. Hall
Learn to love you
“It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.” – Keith Richards Love your life. Don’t let anyone try to mess with it. Don’t let anyone try to steal or destroy your dreams; and that includes you. Start to appreciate, to celebrate, just how remarkable you are, and the even more remarkable person you’re becoming. Become self aware. Recognize when you begin to tamper with your own goodness, when you dilute the intensity of your dreams. It can start with something as simple as a self deprecating inner voice, and grow to undermine your sense of worth, of capability and value. Learn to own your whole heart. Learn to love you. The post Learn to love you
What Is the DSM and Can It Really Help You?
What is the DSM? You may have heard references made to the DSM in the media, or perhaps a health professional or therapist mentioned it to you. The DSM stands for “The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” and is the most comprehensive American ‘guide book’ used for the classification and diagnosis of mental disorders …
Wisdom Books: Wisdom of the Knowing Ones by Manly P. Hall
This work examines the relationship of Gnostic mysticism to the inner teachings of Plato, Valentinus, Basilden, Bardaisan, and others; the spiritual glory of ancient Alexandria; and the Gnostic essence of the Christian message. The early Church attacked Gnosticism vigorously and relentlessly, recognizing these mystical philosophers as being the most formidable adversaries to the temporal power … Related posts: Wisdom
It’s about the the what
“Your job isn’t to know the how. It’s to know the what…” – Jen Sincero Most won’t focus on what they want. They get hung up on the how. Focusing on the how before committing to the what is insanity. Getting stuck on how is an excuse to hesitate, procrastinate, to stay planted in the comfort zone and delude yourself that you’re satisfied with what you’ve got. When you get committed to the what, you attract the how. You embrace difficulty and discomfort, you face your fears. You step out on your beliefs, take the first steps forward, and tell yourself and the world you’re willing to risk failure to get what you want. And that’s why few attempt…
Spiritual Awakening Clearing and Processing
As far as I can think, I really haven't given too much time to what clearing is like. I've given a general sense of the over-arching process of expansion and contraction, healing and growing, and those types of paradigms. But I don't think I've really said too much about clearing and processing after a realization or release. This is actually a very interesting topic because much like the spiritual awakening (which is the beginning not an ending), a realization and release can lead to a lot of clearing and processing on internal and external levels. A realization around food arising within you can be one example. If you suddenly realize that dairy has been …
How to Break Through Perfectionism When Other Advice Fails
Is perfectionism really such a big deal? As a self-development topic it certainly gets so much press that perhaps you are tired of hearing about it, and prefer to see your habit of wanting the best out of every situation as nothing to worry about. But is your perfectionism helping you or harming you? Psychology …
Is it time for a rewrite?
“You are a victim of the rules you live by.” – Jenny Holzer Check your rulebook. What you have embraced, embedded and woven into your life may no longer fit. They may have worked in a different time, but do they work now? Are they your rules, or those passed down, or imposed, by another? If the rules don’t work, why remain a victim? Why not revise , why not rewrite the rules? The post Is it time for a rewrite? appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.
Are you ready to toss the reruns?
“It may not be your fault that you’re screwed up, but it is your fault if you stay that way.” So you’re screwed up because of all the dysfunctional habits and behaviors and ways of seeing the world that you learned when you were young. You had no control over your education and influences in the early years. But that was then. What are you doing about it now? Are you still living a life based on someone else’s beliefs – still playing back reruns of the show you watched when you were growing up? Are you ready to look at the less impressive areas of your life and become aware of how those beliefs are limiting you today? Are you ready to …
Feed your dreams
“You won’t know how high to aim if you don’t look up.” – from Jessica Hagy Get inspired. Find heroes. Discover awe and wonder in what surrounds you. To become amazing you must first become amazed. Feed your dreams! The post Feed your dreams appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.
What’s holding you back?
“If You Want to Kick Ass, You Must First Lift Up Your Foot.” – Jen Sincero Kicking butt means getting off the couch, turning off the phone, and doing something real. It means reading the book, acquiring new skills, meeting new people. It means not only designing your plan, but acting on it. Not much happens until you first lift up your foot, kick your own butt, and get into high gear. What’s holding you back? The post What’s holding you back? appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.
Start – not soon, start now
“Know the difference of go.” – adapted from Seth Godin What sets you apart is initiative – the habit of go, of starting. There are legions of great ideas in the graveyard of dreams because the dreamers failed to go, to get started. It’s not about your vision, it’s not about the preparation and planning; it’s about saying go, and taking the first step, and then another, and another. In your world, be the VP …
Webinar: Spiritual Breathing Tips
While I'm not sure that there's any real need to call this "spiritual breathing," perhaps it gets across the point that we're bringing more presence to our breath. I know that many of my students have really gotten an ear-full from me about breathing. It is the simplest and most present spiritual tool…
Can Even Stress Have a Good Side?
by Cereinyn Ord Imagine a week where your relationship falls apart, you lose your job, and you have to move house. Stressful? Absolutely. All negatives? Not necessarily. There are different types of stress we all deal with. Stress bought on by previous difficult life circumstances can become a long-term serious condition that drains our energy and focus. This …
Try again, until…
“The cost of being wrong is less than the cost of doing nothing.” – Seth Godin Things might fail. Things might work. If you won’t step forward and attempt, nothing happens. You lose by default. What’s your choice? Why not try? And try again? And try again until….. The post Try again, until… appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.
Let go, and move on…
“Forgive yourself.” You’ve screwed up in the past. You may screw up again. It’s part of the human condition. Get over it. You’ll recover, you’ll learn, you’ll get better. Guilt, shame and self-criticism make you sadder, not better. Release those negative influences – they’re holding you back. Learn from your screw ups, become better, and move ahead with your wonderful life. The post Let go, and move on… appeared first on Healthy Mind Heart Body.
Quotes of Wisdom: Manly P. Hall on Truth & Wisdom
The elixir of life is truth itself, the preserver of all things. The wise man’s stone is science, that can work all wonders and solve all riddles of the mortal sphere. The universal medicine is wisdom, the only cure for ignorance, which is the universal disease. ~ Manly P. Hall Related posts: Quotes of Wisdom: Manly P. Hall on Mind Control Quotes of Wisdom: Manly P. Hall on God and Wisdom Manly Hall’s Prescient Thoughts on Today’s Human Problems Quotes of Wisdom: E. F. Schumacher on the Need for Wisdom to Solve our Economic Crisis Quotes of Wisdom: Bertrand Russell on the Decay of the Modern World
Take a stand for yourself
“What’s your story?” What stories are you perpetuating? You’re broke? Stink at relationships? Suck at some key capability you wish you had, but you don’t? Some other lame reality? Do your stories reflect the true you, or how you’ve been misusing the power of thought to sabotage your life? What do you gain from your stories? If you tell yourself, for example, that you stink at relationships, do you rationalize that story by telling yourself that you get the have the whole bed and…
Empower Yourself with Positive Self-Talk
It’s no secret that the way we communicate with others has a direct bearing on the quality of our relationships. Our words have the power to encourage or discourage, to build up or tear down. I am sure that we have all experienced the healing power of a kind word along with the pain of…
A Spiritual Belief System Vacuum and Filling the Void
Let's start with the most important part: you're not going to fill the void where your old spiritual belief system once was. You're going to get used to the space. You're going to find the enormity of your potential and life's vastness by sitting in this void, not trying to make useless human meaning out of infinite consciousness. Clear? I want to make sure that we're starting with what matters. This is where this spiritual blog post will end, so there's no confusion from step one even though you may not understand it now or at the end of this…