Continuing our theme of unconditional love, we can now see what Ram Dass has to say about it. Unconditional love is the love that a mother has for her new born infant. It is love without question, doubt or insincerity. It is love with kindness, compassion, empathy, good will and generosity. It is freely given […]
Why Antidepressants Do Not Work
March 24, 2016 by
These words of wisdom from Dr. David Perlmutter, MD tell us why antidepressants do not work. The reason is quite simple: they treat the symptoms and not the cause.. “By 2005, antidepressants had become the #1 prescribed drug class in the country. But these medications do not treat depression. Whether it’s Prozac, Cymbalta, Zoloft, Elavil, […]
Practicing Compassion
March 23, 2016 by
Here is some advice on practicing compassion which I received in an email from Wild Divine. I found this practice to be particularly beneficial because it relies on an old Buddhist practice of putting yourself in the other person’s frame of mind. As the Dalai Lama says, “If you want others to be happy, practice […]
You Can Change Your Feelings By Changing Your Thoughts
March 22, 2016 by
In the Silva Mind Body Healing that I have been listening to recently, Laura Silva said something like “You can change your feelings by changing your thoughts.” She was talking about your emotional body in conjunction with rational emotive therapy and this quote from Eric Maisel could easily been in Laura’s session on the emotional […]
Radical Remission and the 7 Strategies to Help YOU Survive
March 17, 2016 by
In this article, I show how Radical Remission and the 7 Strategies to Help YOU Survive flow together and provide two points of view about better health, healing and happiness (the 3 H’s)! I’m presenting these here in order to inspire you to sign up for Dr. Kelly Turner’s new course, RADICAL REMISSION: Applying the […]
Radical Remission Course
March 16, 2016 by
I am very excited to tell you about Dr. Kelly Turner’s new course, RADICAL REMISSION: Applying the 9 Healing Factors Into Your Own Life. This is the same course she teaches in her workshops and it will be available for purchase online on Friday, March 18. As you may know, Dr. Turner gave my new […]
Be a Grateful POET
March 15, 2016 by
How can you be a grateful POET if you don’t even know how to write a poem? That’s easy: “When it comes to finding reasons to be grateful—I think of them as avenues of appreciation—it helps to follow a practice I call the POET approach, which stands for People, Opportunities, Experiences, and Things. I put […]
How Not to Reform the World
March 8, 2016 by
These words of wisdom from Ramana Maharshi teach us how not to reform the world. With the world in so much trouble right now from climate change, social, racial and economic injustice, and growing populations, we need to consider some methods to reform the world in a peaceful way. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh says, […]
Forgiveness Exercise
March 3, 2016 by
This forgiveness exercise is part of a 21-day Happiness Challenge from Luminita Saviuc, also known as the Purpose Ferry. Forgiveness is a theme that has appeared frequently in these pages. You may recall the article I wrote called A Prayer of Forgiveness in which I told the story of forgiving my brother after many years […]
A Walk in Nature Can Improve Memory
March 2, 2016 by
In a recent study at the University of Michigan, researchers found that a walk in nature can improve memory. The study was reported in a book by Michael Gelb and Kelly Howell called Brain Power: Improve Your Mind as You Age. They reported, “Poets and philosophers have always counseled people regarding the benefits of being […]
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