THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE

We give ourselves the glimmer of hope when we fantasize about how we are going to work on self-improvement and steps towards our goals and dreams, but then, the inevitable barrage of excuses sneak into our heads as a way steer us back to the path of least resistance....

THE POWER OF HOPE

When life overwhelms us, our instinctual reaction is to usually disengage from the source. The mind becomes hijacked by negative, catastrophic thinking, because it becomes stuck on the potential and ramifications of the negative outcomes. For example, if we have a bad...

CONTROLLING HYSTERIA

With so many things going on in the world, it becomes easy for us to get dragged into the emotional white noise and hype of other people’s anxieties and fears. There are so many political, philosophical, spiritual, and individual perspectives to potentially consider...

CUES AND HABITS

What are some things that you do on a regular basis that you don’t give a second thought to? What are the visual, sound, and smell cues to signal what action you should take? Is it the smell of coffee being made that reminds to grab some breakfast every morning? Is it...

DO YOU BOTTLE-NECK YOUR GOALS?

We are often pressured by society and other people to have things figured out and to follow socially acceptable protocol. This leads to ideas of how things should be and how things should go: expectations.  Expectations help us to create standards to showcase our...

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU WANT?

Motives   We can strive to become our ideal selves but what is the point in putting in all the effort if  there is no bigger purpose beyond ourselves?  It’s like continually trying to climb up a mountain without ever reaching the peak where we mindlessly create...