If you’re unhappy, it makes sense to make changes to your life that will lead to increased happiness. Yet change can be frightening, as evidenced that so few actually do make those changes in their lives. Understanding your fear of change is the first step to enabling yourself to change your life for the better. […]
How Your Experiences Affect Your Perception Of Reality
February 14, 2015 By Leave a Comment
A client walks into her therapists’ office in obvious distress. She is nearly incapacitated with grief, and is barely able to find the chair she always uses to sit and talk to her therapist. She is so upset, she is nearly suicidal; believing that the world is so filled with evil there is no sense […]
Stress And The Law Of Identity
April 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In a previous post I shared my thoughts about the Law of Identity. Why did we do that here, of all places? Well, as you’ll soon realize, we had a purpose. We always have a purpose, devious though it may seem… As I’ve mentioned many times, stress is a natural part of life, whether physical, […]
The Law Of Identity
April 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In the world of the politically correct, the Law of Identity has become passé, if not completely meaningless. Yet, without it, we could never understand the world in which we live. While it’s certainly true that the names we apply to things is somewhat arbitrary, those things do possess a unique identity, in and of […]
Summer Stress Relief And Back-to-School
August 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
As another summer comes to a close, and as many of you make preparations for returning your children to school, it seems appropriate to consider the stress caused by enjoying the company of the little ones during summer – and how best to deal with it, now that a new season is just around the […]
Resistance To Success Is Simply Fear Of Failure
October 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As we’ve mentioned before, the foundation of resistance tends to be fear: fear of the unknown; fear of the challenges to be overcome; fear of emotional upheaval or emotional pain. Similarly, resistance to success often stems from a fear of failure; the fear that you may not be able to reach the goals you set […]
Resistance To Reason
October 1, 2012 By 1 Comment
Resistance to change is pervasive, most commonly due to preconceived notions of reality and deeply ingrained belief systems. While it is true that your reality is very real for you, in fact, it may not correspond to the real world at all. This is where fact and feelings can collide, creating cognitive dissonance, which results […]
Why We Resist Change To Our Belief Systems
September 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Children learn many things while growing up, both good and bad. Behaviors are learned and beliefs are deeply implanted from a very young age, both consciously and unconsciously. As a result, these beliefs and behaviors become the foundation upon which we build our lives as adults. Changing the very foundation upon which you live is […]
Three Choices For Action In Any Situation
June 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Three choices for action in any situation It’s time to get rid of some grey areas here. As I explain in my book Just Give Your Head A Shake, how we are treated by others depends largely on our own actions, just as our actions are dependent upon our beliefs and perceptions. If you believe […]
