Self Development

Only by fully embracing your true identity -- your authentic soul -- can you embark a journey that directs you toward happiness, peace, and fulfillment.

Just as your basic physical needs (e.g., food, water, shelter) must be met to ensure your physical survival and growth, another set of needs must also be satisfied to guarantee your psychological and emotional survival and growth.

A few years ago I arranged for students to do volunteer clean-up work for a local land trust. We spent the day cleaning up garbage that had been dumpe...

Many people look at me and simply see a man with no arms and legs, failing to see that I live a zealous life, characterized by a deep joy that is unhindered by my circumstances.

There is a world of difference between unproductive obsessions rooted in anxiety and productive obsessions that arise from our meaning-making needs.

Stories are interpretations and if your story isn't serving you then it's time to rewrite it and reinvent yourself.

The first caveat to The Golden Rule is that it must be applied to one's self first and then to others.

I could chose to love myself then and there by not beating myself up for what I just put into my mouth or stop with the next bite or love myself regardless of what action I took.

Are you currently using motivation or are you allowing inspiration to use you? There is a huge difference between the two and you will know which one is in charge by the way you feel.

Like any other emotion, love has many levels to it; we can go from the shallowest form to the deepest. How far we want to go is a personal choice and depends on our level of maturity as well.

Some people seem to be pretty good at actually enhancing the odds of something bad happening to them. For this post, let's turn our attention to what you could do to enhance the odds of something good happening instead.

As a professional who relies on feedback as a tool for helping people change for the better, I would never disparage the value of it; however, I feel obligated to note that not all feedback is offered in good faith or in the most forgiving spirit!

For those who keep preferring to attack, for those who keep wishing to berate the greedy and the tyrannical, I would ask: how does the constant attack and heaping of blame change anything?

The soul uses a variety of methods for communicating with us, but the most direct route is the way of intuition. Listen to your intuition and you'll be able to move with ease through the world.

Many are called to forgive but few heed the call. Many choose to remain in prisons of their own making and move through life without an ounce of joy or peace. It is a hellish place to live.

In society, we are taught from a young age to grow up and be the perfect woman. We are expected to do it all and if we can't do it all, there is something wrong with us.

What do enlightened people feel when they see the horror of Haitian bodies crushed and cursed by the earth's very own rock?

Financial lack or hardships are a mirror of your unused potential. Rather than perceiving lack as a curse, begin to view it as a sign from the universe that more inner development is called for.

At the core taking care of myself is really about the development of heart. A heart that beats both alone in my body, and in rhythm with all beings.

If you're convinced that 'that's just the way it is' and feeling stuck in a rut I urge you to try a course, take a chance and 'live in the possibility' that you actually can reinvent yourself.

In Jungian Psychology, your negative state of mind is referred to as 'The Shadow.' This aspect of yourself is why much of your life is the way it is. If not recognized it will create and attract harmful situations in life.

Why do we hand love over so easily to someone who may or may not deserve it? Why do we invest our love in people who do not value it? Is money more precious than love?

In a world of relentless competition, you can't afford to let social anxiety hold you back. It's a wasted opportunity. So what to do?