Tag: higher power

• 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…

• June 24, 2011

  The Double-Edged Sword of Negative Thought Patterns

  Most people understand that certain substances can trigger an allergic reaction in the body. What far fewer people understand is that negative thoughts — anger, worry, self-pity, depression — can…

• June 17, 2011

  How the Past Keeps Living in the Present

  What if you did not have to be haunted by your past anymore? What if every painful memory you carry — every regret, every wound, every experience that still stings…

• June 18, 2010

  Cookie Quotes June 19, 2010

  One of the most common traps in spiritual growth is watching for the change instead of living it. We monitor ourselves for evidence of progress. We look for signs that…

• March 8, 2010

  Two Different Problems That Work Together

  There is a specific kind of suffering that almost no one talks about honestly: the experience of knowing your thinking is distorted, but not being able to stop it. Your…