This week we have a guest author, my partner Ellen. Our weeks are spent discussing growth and learning stuff because that is our main shared interest. Ellen decided to write about some of our recent insights into how we process life. Black & White Thinking Black-and-white thinking originated in the brains of children. Yes, […]
Independence, freedom, liberty — these are the battle cries that founded this country two and a half centuries ago. Such words stir the passions and fill the imagination with images of a perfect world in which we are able to be whatever we wish to be. These words generate idealism to the point that […]
Life is a curious thing. People can spend their entire life striving for a particular something, and then when they finally achieve it they feel empty and incomplete. Sometimes this is on a very obvious level with things like money. A person may have a lifelong dream to become a millionaire, and then when […]
It is Christmas day about 5:30 in the evening. The table is cleared and the food put away and the last of our guests have wandered off for home. It was a good Christmas – lots of connection with loved ones. We were smart this year in that we had most of the Christmas dinner […]
We live to connect. Connection is one of the fundamental purposes of conscious existence. Connection creates both purpose and meaning in life. Imagine being stranded alone on a desert island with no hope of ever being rescued. Initially, you scramble around just trying to survive, but once you get a survival routine established, you […]
It was my turn two weeks ago to pick a spiritual principle for our study group to focus on for our next gathering. We spend two weeks contemplating a principle then get together to share what we got from that time spent asking for insight. The principle I chose was: “We are invisible to others. […]
My sweetheart, Ellen, has been in the hospital after suffering a seemingly small fall in the bedroom. Since then, she has been unable to put any weight on her leg, rendering her unable to even transfer into her wheelchair. X-rays and CT scans have shown nothing to cause all this weakness and pain. The emergency […]
Self-love is one of the most profound gifts of spiritual growth. It is also one of the most difficult challenges we face in our life journey. Self-love is generated through the integration of many other spiritual challenges. But why would we want to achieve something so difficult? It sounds good, but what does it really […]
Last week one of my patients sent me an article on the causes of depression and the unexpected solutions. This information came from a new book called Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions: The book was written by Johann Hari after she spent 3 years of researching and interviewing […]
Ellen and I were laying around in bed this morning engaging in our favorite activity – philosophic inquiry. Not having to get up early is one of the great things about weekends. Ellen will pose various questions and I will use muscle testing the unconscious mind to pull up interesting answers. After about an hour […]