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How To Quiet Your Negative Thoughts
Apr 25th
Martha Beck, author of the fantastic book Steering by Starlight, calls them the ranting of your Inner Lizard. The author of the book, Change Your Brain, Change Your Life, Dr. Daniel Amen refers to them as ANTs (Automatic Negative Thoughts). Other people call them fear, mental blocks, paralyzing negativity.... Whatever you call them, they prevent you from ...
Ho’oponopono Explained
Apr 20th
I wrote about Ho'oponopono (the ancient--and modern--Hawaiian way to create "balance" in your life) briefly a couple of days ago and I received several emails asking to explain the process a little more, specifically the "why" of the process. First, a quick recap of the four steps: 1. I'm sorry. The first step in the process ...
Three Things We All Do
Nov 23rd
I'm constantly amazed by my interactions with people. It seems the vast majority of us don't realize that we are so similar to other people. Instead, we think that whatever we're going through, however we're thinking and acting... that somehow we're completely unique in that. We're not that unique. Human beings, it seems, are very ...
The World Famous Sailboat Method
Aug 31st
A while back I mentioned a meditative technique called The Sailboat Method. There are times when you just want to stop the constant barrage of thoughts in your ever-rushing stream of consciousness. Science shows us that our brains work through a process of seemingly random electro-chemical impulses. It is a process that we do not ...
The Difference Between Positive Thinking and Positive Focus
Aug 6th
I was talking with a friend at lunch yesterday. Her phone buzzed with a text message. The message was one of those "send this on to 10 of your friends or suffer the consequences" sorts of things. I laughed. She did not. You see, the message had created a death spiral of negative thinking in her. ...
