You have heard the statement that “I want to be myself”. What does it really mean? For some, it simply means do not want to be like person X or under control of person X. Such a reaction is natural and common. It is like going to a restaurant to order a meal and you […]
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Why is it that most of our great memories are from our childhood? Why it is that those memories are very simple in nature? Why is it as an adult, simple such things in our lives do not create such great experiences anymore? Why a scoop of ice cream was very memorable as a child […]
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How do feel stuck in our lives? We get stuck by trying to be perfect, wanting to be 100% certain of results, avoid iterations and avoid being uncomfortable. How do we get unstuck? We get unstuck by moving and action. We do not take any random action. We take inspired action in direction of what […]
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We all have trapped energies in our bodies. These are our feelings that we have repressed to avoid feeling them. These emotions want to be acknowledged and released from our body. I have found the 5 steps below to be very effective in releasing such trapped emotions. Name the emotion you are feeling, i.e. fear, […]
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The best things are the simplest ones. This includes how we interact with the world. We think we have to donate thousands of dollars to a cause or buy an expensive gift in order to have a significant impact. That is not true. Such thoughts are sabotaging our efforts to do something significant daily. Smiles […]
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Why is that we may love and respect others more than ourselves? Why is it that we are kinder and gentler with others than ourselves? Although typically we are harder on ourselves, this does not answer the above question. Have you met someone who appears to be “perfect” and you do not like them because […]
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You may be feeling overwhelmed and stuck. Your mind may be racing and you are not able to focus during the day or sleep at night. How can you manage this challenging situation? One needs to re-focus on the big picture. List all the issues that are bothering you. Assume that your life ends in […]
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What is a prayer? How do you communicate and connect with the Universe? What language do you use? What makes a prayer more effective? I am contrasting two approaches to praying in this article. Imagine image of someone praying by verbally begging in despair for something with the energy of helpless-ness and lack. Another image […]
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For many us, including myself, our known and safe world is changing rapidly. Many of our hidden fears are coming to surface to be resolved and we may feel overwhelmed due to them. The good news is that in middle of what appears to be very chaotic, we can have a positive impact. It is important […]
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You probably have heard the phrase “the answer is within you.” It is comforting to know that we all have the answer within us. Also, it is frustrating if we do not hear the answer clearly. How do we tap into the answers within? We typically have answers to other people’s problems and we are […]
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If you are hungry and go to your favorite restaurant, how will your order your food? Will you tell the waitress: “I do not want to eat hamburger, I got sick when I ate one last year in an airport” “I do not want spaghetti it gave me hurt burn in restaurant across from you” […]
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Everything serves us until we let it go. If you are struggling with something that is frustrating you (weight, next dream project, relationship), most likely the struggle is between your thoughts and you emotions. You likely know what are the right things to do and yet you may be sabotaging your effort regarding taking the […]
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Most people want all the nice things such as good relationship, happiness, spirituality, fit body, great finances but are not committed to deal with challenges and associated sacrifice to get what they want. For most part we have to earn what we desire and nothing valuable is free. For example, most people want to be […]
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If you are feeling helpless or unhappy you may consider some of the reasons below that can easily sap your joy, excitement and peace from your life. 1- Codependency: Our happiness is solely based on happiness of spouse or family members or a friend. We lose sense of who we are and what we want, […]
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When you are in the dark night of your soul, almost everything that you believed in may be challenged. Everything that you may have spent so much time on, you may let go of. You may doubt everything and everyone. Everything may lose its meaning and pleasure. It is death of old self and what […]
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Like attracts like. We can learn about ourselves by looking at attributes and challenges of our best friends or clients. Your friends at the surface may have diverse interests, have different nationalities or beliefs. They may be married or unmarried. On the surface nothing may seem to be in common between you and your friends. […]
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What do you value the most in your life? Do you spend your time wisely on experiencing and attaining those values? Sometimes we are so busy with tasks that we do not stop and question if what we are doing is the best way to achieve what we value. For example, let us consider work. […]
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Where is your comfort zone? What is it that scares you about crossing the comfort zone? What are you avoiding? Getting out of comfort zone is directly proportional to our growth and happiness. Have you done something that you felt uncomfortable doing and after doing it you felt good about yourself? Remember, the interview, the […]
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Are you honest with yourself? Are you blaming others for most of your challenges in your life? This discussion is about acknowledging our role in our lives and empowering ourselves to change what we desire to improve. If we blame others for things in our lives then we will always be a victim and most […]
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Most of us do not like to feel our emotions, especially our ‘negative’ ones such as anger, fear and helpless-ness. This issue not only impacts us, it also impacts our friends and loved ones. Imagine that your friend calls you and he is upset about a difficult situation. What is your first reaction? For most […]
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