Tag: God

• July 5, 2011

  Two Ends of the Same Spectrum

  Most of us do not notice the drift until we are already far from shore. We did not make one big dramatic decision to abandon our spiritual practices or disconnect…

• June 30, 2011

  Unreasoned Distortion of Judgment

  Most self-sabotage does not look like self-sabotage from the inside. It looks like a justified reaction to an unjust situation. It looks like finally standing up for yourself. It feels…

• June 29, 2011

  How the World Gets Small

  Have you ever noticed how quickly your whole world can shrink to the size of your current problem? One financial worry, one difficult relationship, one piece of bad news —…

• June 27, 2011

  How Self-Righteousness Operates

  Of all the spiritual obstacles that can block a person’s growth, self-righteousness may be the most deceptive — because it wears the costume of confidence and conviction. It looks, from…

• June 25, 2011

  What the Unaided Will Cannot Do

  One of the most counterintuitive discoveries a person can make is that self-confidence — the thing we are told to build more of, to protect, to project — can actually…