When we - individually and collectively - learn and practice the '3rd Way of Expressing Anger Constructively', there is no longer a danger of destruction in the face of our anger. In fact, our anger becomes purely constructive. It dismantles that which is obstructive to well-being. And in its former place it creates something refreshing and new. We might aptly call this 'de-constructive' - dismantling that which is untrue, that which is Continue Reading
The ‘Map of Emotions’ – #13 – Reason / Understanding
Reason/understanding is the springboard, the gate that our current society sits perched at. Our greatest thinkers have historically arisen to reason - and been stuck here. Reason ultimately gives way to spirit - to the awesome recognition that our ultimate evolution takes us beyond the reasoning of our minds. In its healthy state, understanding opens the door of willingness and acceptance to even greater human potential. It is as if Continue Reading
The ‘Map of Emotions’ – #6 – Desire
Desire is a natural and empowering emotion that has been used by religion as a means to deflate people's Will - simply because it has been accorded a connotation of being bad, sinful, and thus shameful. Pure desire is the soul's calling. Desiring something - wanting to experience something which we haven't yet - is one of the predominant ways in which our soul calls us into our greater potential. It entices us to want something to draw us Continue Reading
The ‘Map of Emotions’ – #3 – Apathy
Apathy is actually more energizing than shame or guilt. There is more potential for empowerment and self leadership here. Although there is an absence of inspiration or active energy, apathy is lighter and less 'fossilized'. In apathy there is a sense of hopelessness and despair - yet these perceptions exist only from within the vantage of being in apathy. As soon as we lift ourselves out of it - into the observer position or into an Continue Reading
The Most Precious Gift
I realized as a child that perhaps the most precious 'gift' we can receive at a young age is the gift of someone who believes in us. I recognized that life – what a person's life becomes – is very much a reflection of whether we were supported or chastised as a child. If we had the good fortune of having positive experiences – ones in which we felt good about ourselves and/or for which we received adoration and praise – we are Continue Reading