Acceptance

Learning To Love Yourself And Your Body

Susan Harrow | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Myers says that we can locate virtues inside our bodies. For example, she houses courage in her diaphragm. That's where she goes to find the energy to do a handstand in Yoga.

Rethinking Perfection

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

As a perfectionist, you think of perfection as a state. As you clean your kitchen or your car or your desk, you fantasize about preserving the state of perfection that you have accomplished.

Life: Completely Incomplete

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living


Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

The challenge is to embrace the inevitable, unstoppable stream of life and to flow with it rather than try to swim against it.

A Triathlete Amputee's Thoughts On Her Body: Missing An Arm, But Not Courage, Part 1

Susan Harrow | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Leadership expert, triathlete and mother of quadruplets, twins and three other children, DeeDee Myers is never without lipstick in her purse. She's always prepared, always presentable, no matter what.

The ABC's Of Good Communication

Anne Naylor | Posted 10.03.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

Have you ever had an experience like that? Where you wanted to connect with someone, but just could not? Blame, guilt, frustration, shame, shyness are other forms of static that get in the way of communicating clearly, and produce misunderstanding.

Tyra Banks: Tyra Show Casting - Do You Have a Body Part You Absolutely Hate?

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

Do you have a body part that you absolutely hate and sometimes feel ashamed of? Are you constantly finding ways to cover it up or hide it?

Mastery

Jim Selman | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living


Jim Selman

If I have learned one thing in my life, it is that people are not broken and don't need to be fixed and, in fact, the more I try to fix them the more they (or I) will resist.

Mothers That Measure Their Daughters

Susan Harrow | Posted 09.19.2009 | Living


Susan Harrow

I am examined, scrutinized and commented upon. "I didn't have lines like those on my lips when I was your age," my mother says in the bright lights of her marble bathroom.

Hate Your Body? 3 Steps Toward Learning To Love It

Sadie Nardini | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Sadie Nardini

This superficially focused yet deeply-ingrained striving for some unattainable, deprivation-based goal can easily overcome a good life, and swallow it whole. And those feelings can turn deadly for some of us, or at the very least, consistently ruin our days.

Meeting Challenges with Spirit

John Morton | Posted 08.23.2009 | Living


John Morton

In the Spirit, we're always having a good time. Keep that in mind when challenges present themselves.

Give in Without Giving Up

Eva M. Selhub, M.D. | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living


Eva M. Selhub, M.D.

In these difficult times, all we can do is to surrender, give in, and open our hearts to one another, to receive and give. Love is the source of our survival.

Romance: Myth or...?

Isha Judd | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living


Isha Judd

How can you love another if you do not love yourself? The answer is, you can't, at least not completely. You cannot love someone unconditionally until you love yourself unconditionally,

The Secret First Step to Mindful Eating

Dr. Susan Albers | Posted 07.10.2009 | Living


Dr. Susan Albers

Acceptance is one of the seven skills of a mindful eater.

12 Steps To Get On Track: In The Zone With Brad Pitt

Anne Naylor | Posted 07.07.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

Recently I watched an interview with Brad Pitt. He struck me as being modest about his achievements and the media accolades being given to him, both a...

Loving Ourselves Unconditionally

John Morton | Posted 06.11.2009 | Living


John Morton

A key is to appreciate with gratitude whatever comes your way. Everything has value. Nothing needs to be different from what it is, including you.

5 Ways To Turn On The Power Of Your Love

Anne Naylor | Posted 03.17.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

"We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of Peace." William E. Glad...

Martin Luther King, Jr.- Cleansing the Fabric of Our Nation

Michael DeJong | Posted 02.19.2009 | Politics


Michael DeJong

Today more than ever, Dr. King now seems with us. His premonition of not reaching the Promised Land at this moment seems false, because Barack Obama is standing on King's shoulders.

The 3 A Formula: Simple Steps To Get Clear And Free

Anne Naylor | Posted 02.02.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

So what to do when you might be facing new and challenging circumstances, feeling possibly hopeless or helpless? The 3 A Formula is: Acceptance... Awareness... Action.

Balancing Balance

Cecilia Michelson | Posted 03.11.2009 | Living


Cecilia Michelson

It's good and important to make time for oneself, for recreation and fun, but if it doesn't happen until the weekend, it's okay!

Sarah Palin: A Spiritual Thermometer

Eli Davidson | Posted 11.16.2008 | Living


Eli Davidson

The hair on the back of my neck stands up straight as a Polar bear looking for her cub anytime I hear Sarah talkin'. So, what if I could use her to become a more compassionate person?

Fans Not Going to Work Because Clay is Gay?

Michelle Renee | Posted 10.26.2008 | Entertainment


Michelle Renee

To Clay Aiken, I would say your honesty is a great way to start your new and amazing life as a parent.

When Is It Settling?

Jeannie Ralston | Posted 10.24.2008 | Living


Jeannie Ralston

Many times in my 16-year marriage, I've wondered where the line is between settling and accepting.

Friday Talking Points [45] -- Lessons Democrats Should Learn From Obama's Speech

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.29.2008 | Politics


Chris Weigant

I know that just about the entire blogosphere is talking about John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin (who?) for his running mate, but I, for one, refuse t...

Can an Anorexic Woman and an Obese Woman Be Best Friends?

Leslie Goldman | Posted 08.08.2008 | Style


Leslie Goldman

The opening dialogue of disFigured moves into a rare plotline that I found shockingly real, touchy, emotional, humorous and hurtful, and introspective for viewers heavy and thin alike.

The Five Stages Of Political Grieving: Acceptance Comes to Camp Clinton

Nathaniel Bach | Posted 05.15.2008 | Home


Nathaniel Bach

Psychology may be too "elite" for the new Clintons, but it seems clear they're more than midway through the five classic stages of grieving: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance.