Self Awareness

There Is A Beauty With You #13: End Of 2009 Review And Best Wishes

Bob Lingvall | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living


Bob Lingvall

It is as "I am" that we have the best chance of experiencing the realization of our self as eternal bliss. Here we are at the doorway of knowing ourself to be pure awareness in a universe of infinite compassion.

Art of Attention: When Doing Nothing Is Everything

Elena Brower | Posted 12.05.2009 | Living


Elena Brower

We are all capable of refining our seeing and listening so that instead of moving through our day in a state of reactivity, dread, or disappointment, we can remain open, available to something higher.

There is a Beauty Within You #12: Paradise Wasn't Lost, It Was Abandoned

Bob Lingvall | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Bob Lingvall

We are ready to believe and follow, giving up freedom for power, justice for security, love for righteousness, allowing culture to become cult.

There is a Beauty Within You #11: Are You More Than Culture Can Speak

Bob Lingvall | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


Bob Lingvall

Self-awareness is a very mysterious phenomenon. How is it that matter can be self-aware? Is matter somehow creating you and me?

There Is a Beauty Within You #10: When Love and Awareness Meet

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living


Bob Lingvall

Immersed in the most personal of personal loves, we are a point of awareness in an ocean of compassionate love; a butterfly on the back of a whale preparing to dive.

Can We Afford NOT To Be Of Service?

Anne Naylor | Posted 10.25.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

We are designed for giving. When we do so, our lives come into a certain order, even and especially when things seem so chaotic and uncertain.

There Is a Beauty Within You #9: Mom Became Like the Sweetness of the Chocolates

Bob Lingvall | Posted 12.15.2009 | Living


Bob Lingvall

Mom became like the sweetness of the chocolates she would eat. The dementia her sculptor, releasing the angel within, chiseling away memories, opinions, and beliefs until only her gentle presence remained.

There Is A Beauty Within You #9: Mom Became Like The Sweetness Of The Chocolates

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.15.2009 | Living


Bob Lingvall

The death of a loved one, and in a special way a parent, opens up space for self-reflection. Death asks, "Are you living a good life?" Dementia tries to help us answer.

Living in and Falling Out of The Vein of Gold

Rob Kall | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living


Rob Kall

It is not enough to know of, or, even better, to know how to access veins of gold. We must know how to maximize their roles in our lives.

There Is a Beauty Within You #8: Where Neuroscience and Mystical Intuition Converge

Bob Lingvall | Posted 12.02.2009 | Living


Bob Lingvall

You are not the idea or image in your head others can try to distort with their criticisms and complaints. You are a point of silent awareness whose nature appears as peace, bliss, and compassion.

Are You On The Right Path?

Kiri Westby | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living


Kiri Westby

If we can't trust ourselves, if we don't hone our ears to hear our inner warnings, then we can end up acting out of social responsibility or just rote memorization, trapped in a routine that is not serving us

Help! I Have No Time For Me!

Christine Hassler | Posted 11.15.2009 | Living


Christine Hassler

Dear Christine, I am the mother of two small kids and unlike my unmarried, childless twenty-something friends who have plenty of time for themselves,...

There is a Beauty Within You #3: Knowing Yourself as Compassionate Awareness

Bob Lingvall | Posted 10.04.2009 | Living


Bob Lingvall

Throughout your day imagine being compassion, radiating warmth and love from the center of your chest, especially when you want to relax and feel more grounded.

Believe in Yourself! A Self-Care Strategy

Cheryl Saban | Posted 07.07.2009 | Living


Cheryl Saban

We look to others to establish who we are, how we should behave, and how we're valued, even though this societal reflection won't be an accurate indicator of what we're made of.

Live in the Moment or Envision the Future? - How to Get Excited For Both

Barbara Ficarra | Posted 07.05.2009 | Living


Barbara Ficarra

Both living in the moment and picturing your future can rejuvenate you.

It Takes Two Healthy Joyful Whole People to Make One Healthy Joyful Whole Relationship

Margaret Ruth | Posted 07.02.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

The rule is that it takes Two Happy Healthy Whole People to make One Happy Healthy Whole relationship -- and there are No Exceptions to this rule.

4 Very Good Reasons to Have Acute Self Awareness

Margaret Ruth | Posted 06.19.2009 | Living


Margaret Ruth

Those of us who want authentic, healthy relationships have no choice but to know ourselves, so that others may know us as well.

Dog Souls, Animal Intelligence and Human Hubris

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 06.18.2009 | Living


Jeff Schweitzer

The assumption must be that animals are moral until proven otherwise. Not the other way around.

Will Ferrell's Sunday Night Live

Pavel Somov, Ph.D. | Posted 04.09.2009 | Comedy


Pavel Somov, Ph.D.

What can I say? I can't quite say "it'd be funny if it wasn't so true" - because it is true and it is funny. I can simply say this: in Will Ferrell's portrayal of "W", the Cort Theatre has finally met its historical Jester.

Three Management Styles

Robert Rose | Posted 03.28.2009 | Living


Robert Rose

There is a time and place, for coercion and for persuasion, but the more you learn to use negotiation the more satisfaction you get from teaching and your students.

3 Ways to Get Self-Centered For The Holidays

Jason Mannino | Posted 01.19.2009 | Living


Jason Mannino

When we think "self-centered," unpleasant images often come to mind; but it becomes important in the context of self-actualization to distinguish SELF...

A Kick In the Career: The Perils of Personal Branding

Thomas Stern | Posted 07.22.2008 | Business


Thomas Stern

If nobody in the boardroom has your custom-designed logo tattooed onto his or her forehead, you need to reevaluate your marketing strategy.

Why You Can't Handle the Truth

Susan Smalley, Ph.D. | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living


Susan Smalley, Ph.D.

We have so many dimensions to 'who we are' that it takes more than one lifetime to discover them (by that I mean that our children, grandchildren, etc...