“You are the cause of your suffering, but only 100% of it.” — Byron Katie (paraphrased) One of my favorite authors is Byron Katie, the originator of a self-help technique known as The Work. The Work is series of 4 questions that allows anyone to discover that the real cause …
Gaining Control One of things I often hear mentioned is that we have no control over our lives. And this is quite true: we are not really in control of anything. Initially, we may feel that we can influence certain outcomes. But in fact what we are doing is temporarily …
When Life Falls Apart Sometimes we encounter a moment in life where everything seems to fall apart. A marriage ends. A job no longer brings interest, or a career loses its meaning. Life in general no longer makes sense. This crisis is often accompanied by radical changes that seem to …
“In life, you only need to gain the love of two people: God and yourself. Half the job is already done.” -Dan Chesbro Loving yourself If there was a single mission in life that was more important than anything else, it would be learning to love yourself. Not loving who …
At a certain point in life, there is sometimes a moment when everything suddenly becomes painfully meaningless. There is rarely even any warning. One day, everything is fine, and then the next, nothing even makes sense. Existential crisis The underlying basis for an existential crisis starts with the fact that …
One of the most important steps on the spiritual path is the act of forgiving others who have deeply hurt you. The act of forgiveness is not done for its own sake, or to prove that one is spiritually “worthy”. Instead, the act itself clears out emotional baggage that would …
Although religious beliefs across the world can vary to a very great degree, the one thing that they all have in common is the concept of a God (or gods). I.e., religious agree that there is a power in the universe that is greater than that of humans and the …
Thanks to how they are portrayed in popular culture, anyone who is unfamiliar with tarot cards probably has the wrong idea about them. In movies, there is usually some witch who throws down an ominous card to warn that something very tragic is about to happen. Most people would agree …
One of the current “hot topics” that is getting a lot of attention these days, including among those on the spiritual path, it the subject of manifestation. Generally speaking, manifestation is a technique for attracting into your life the things that you really want. This could be anything from making …
I recently had a client who was having conflicts with his boss at work. In short, his boss had recently asked him to do something that seemed ridiculous, and my client was upset. As a result, he was using all of his willpower not to send back an angry response. …
