I don’t have to look very far to see the hatred and prejudice behind dead land, dead water, and dead air. Covid has opened a portal that allows me to look behind the curtain of creating a new world of possibilities. Yet we seem to be dragginThe pandemic has...
Annus horribilis is a Latin phrase popularized by Queen Elizabeth. She used it in her speech on the 40th anniversary of her reign as queen. It was 1992, and the British royal family were the subject of controversy. Scandals and disasters had struck, like a fire in the castle....
At the age of 5, I developed a kidney disease. It was a shock to watch my young body respond to such a threat. Little did I know this disease was often terminal. What was in my awareness as a very sensitive child was the look in the eyes...
Do you find yourself spending time around people who don’t seem to get what you have to offer? Are you always on the defense, trying to prove yourself to this person? Does that type of incredulity make you question your own worth? If the answer is yes, it might...
Coping mechanisms are behaviors and cognitive efforts that help manage or reduce stressors in life. Modern literature would identify two types of coping styles. The first is a problem-solving style of coping. This is a mental approach to controlling the outcome in order to lower stress. An example might...
A construct is a system of ideas containing various conceptual elements. A construct is more subjective than based completely on evidence. We develop our own constructs to help see how this crazy world works. In doing so, we make sense out of our experiences. Intuition uses a construct the...
There’s nothing like the holidays if you want a front-row seat to witness a good old-fashioned grudge. My mother once ‘borrowed’ some shoes from her sister while she was out. They never spoke again. In their later years, when my mother went to her house to patch things up,...
Like many Americans, we have a Thanksgiving dinner with family and friends. But there is one person who is notoriously late. During each holiday, we found ourselves letting the meal get cold. Waiting on one person and their family became a pattern. The fix was to tell them the...
Have you ever been triggered by someone or something in a way that mystified you? After all that grueling spiritual work, it seems like you accomplished nothing! (tee hee) What is in our system that is so easily provoked by the experiences of life? The answer is in the...
The polarized mind describes thought processes involving an absolute point of view. In the clutches of an unwavering belief, the mind becomes burdened by rigidity. Actions appear reckless, hateful, and vengeful. Such a state of mental conflict can disturb the otherwise peaceful vibe. Ideology can used to create polarization...
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