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How to Suppress Your Inner Tyrant

One of the biggest challenges to our sense of well-being is uncertainty about whether or not we are good enough. Many of us falsely assume that the fulfillment of our dreams for a promotion, love, weight loss or writing a best-seller is attributable…
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The Two Caveats in the Golden Rule

Many languages and cultures carry the same wisdom: "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." One would think that is always good advice. However, there are two fundamental assumptions in The Golden Rule that require a note of caution…
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The Power of Bearing Witness

There are times in life when the highest honor, the greatest love is paid to another by simply bearing witness to his or her experience. Bearing witness is largely nonverbal. It is the choice to give the gift of a pure expression of love and…

What One Change Would You Make in the World?

I'm sure I am not the only one who plays the game "if I were king or queen." We all have ideas about how things shoulda, coulda, woulda been better if only the powers that be would do what we think they should. I'd like to share my personal…
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Love with a Capital ‘L’: Recognizing the Divine Through Another

Many believe that the highest expression and experience we can attain in life is to love one another. Yet love is highly misunderstood. There is great confusion about the causation of love and the ways in which we are one and those that separate…

The Distinction Between Observation and Judgment

We observe something when we become aware of it. We acknowledge "this is so." We judge when we form an opinion, as in "I think this about that." Observation is a neutral act of taking in information upon which we base our responses. Judgment…

What Kind of Life Are You Creating for Yourself?

"I am seeking the fullest expression of myself as a human being on Earth." --Oprah Winfrey Can you even begin to imagine if each and every one of us lived our lives with deep commitment to such a lofty vision? Why don't we? What do we make…

How To Give Gifts With A Smile

"He gives little who gives with a frown; he gives much who gives little with a smile." --The Talmud Coming out of the holiday season, I've heard many stories from friends and clients about giving and receiving gifts. One significant lesson…

Are You Living In Your Own World?

Each one of us is the star, producer, director and audience of our very own feature film in the theater of our mind. It's like living in our own parallel universe. There is the "real world" -- within which we all exist and interact with one…

Finding a Deeper Love This Valentine’s Day

With the romantic hype of Valentine's Day, it is easy to get caught up in judgment about our own "love life" as we call it. Do I have someone to send me flowers and cards of adoration? Will someone be taking me out for a romantic evening? If…

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