Tag: Trauma

• July 6, 2011

  The Three Forces and How They Interconnect

  There is a concept in spiritual growth that is sobering once you truly understand it: you cannot afford one wrong thought. Not because perfection is required, but because of what…

• 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 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…