Posts Tagged ‘conscious awareness’
Smoking – The Easiest Bad Habit to Kick
If you’re one of those people who’s failed multiple times to get free of a nicotine habit, you might find the headline of this article a bit hard to swallow. But once you understand exactly why you use nicotine in the first place, then the solution to the problem becomes much plainer and easier to approach in…
Read MoreIt’s Up to Us to Break the Chain of Negativity
Face it. Amidst the beauty and wonder of our human existence, the world is often wrong. The stream of life is cluttered with flotsam and jetsam containing dangerous debris. Navigating its currents can at times seem an impossibly titanic voyage. But it isn’t. Once you know the secret of how to meet the pressures of the world…
Read MoreWe Aren’t Meant to Judge
We aren’t supposed to live with anger inside us, pushing us to do and say things we don’t want to do or say. We’re supposed to overcome the lash of resentful, negative energy and then never die from it. The problem is we aren’t being shown how. Parents are failing. The religions are failing. Self-reliance seems the…
Read MoreDo “Expert” Solutions to Stress Work?
If you could handle stress properly life would be very different than it is now. The problem is you think you already handle it well. And it isn’t true. You’ve been fooled by your own suppression. As we suffer the unpleasant effects of secret anger and unrecognized resentments—anxiety, depression, and physical ailments related to the…
Read MoreWhat John Left Out About Love
John Lennon once wrote in song that all we need is love and that through love we can learn how to be who we really are and realize where we belong in the universe. He was correct on all three counts. But there’s one essential piece to this perennial rock hymn John left out—there is a…
Read More#007 Antidepressants – You’ve Been Duped
You’ve probably heard that antidepressants can help rebalance the chemicals in your brain. But in truth, just about everything the professionals say on the subject of depression is speculative. In…
Read MoreConsciousness is Contagious
The lack of human consciousness is not merely some inconvenient trait of a few indifferent people who harm nobody but themselves. It is a pandemic scourge that can jam traffic in the middle of the day or topple nations. It can spill milk on a just-washed floor or tear apart a family. When people become thought-trapped inside…
Read MoreMeditate Safely – Counter ‘New Age’ Thought
For anyone who wants to meditate safely, without being converted into a dharmic, non-duality philosophy or religious belief, I suggest Non-Contemplative Meditation™. It is very different from the type of meditation you will find in spiritual cults, Eastern Religions or New Age self-help books. It is an ancient practice of pulling back out of the stream of
Read MoreWho Pisses You Off?
Once you know the secret to handling the annoying people around you, even the irritating personalities in media, politics and industry, you’ll find peace within. You will find the strength to stand up to bullies and tyrants with grace or to properly stand down to those who deserve your respect. You’ll know the difference. Until, then, when…
Read MoreThe Clinical Crapshoot
Have you ever considered taking or are you now prescribed antidepressants? If so, there’s an effect that comes with certain psychoactive drugs such as these, going beyond their common pharmacology that you ought to know. If you’ve already consulted a medical professional about acquiring these medications, then you‘ve also probably discovered that there’s no real test required…
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