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“You’ll never finish your novel.” “You’ve wasted your life.” “You’re too complicated. Who would ever want to be with you?” Sometimes my inner critical voice is so clear I can argue with it. Most of the time, the negativity I wreak upon myself is unconscious and harder to fight. Lisa Firestone and Eric Maisel provide [...]
I’ve always thought of meditation as something I have to do on the floor with my legs crossed, which is just too darn uncomfortable. In fact, I’ve experienced meditative states all my life and didn’t know it. Orna Ross writes in her ebook Inspiration Meditation: Towards the end of my first novel, Lovers Hollow, the [...]
Ideas can fuel our creative expression – or stifle it. Fiona Apple once talked about a notion that can affect any kind of artist: self-imposed schedules or deadlines. Of course there are often “real” deadlines: a date to submit a book proposal, or to have a collection of artwork ready for a gallery opening. But [...]
“Back and forth, we must switch between intellect and intuition, between rational, objective knowledge and embodied paradox.” That quote is from the book Radical Nature: Rediscovering the Soul of Matter, by Christian De Quincey, PhD. – in my post Intuition: powers and perils in which I also quote from the article Intuition or Intellect, by [...]
By Louis Alloro, Positive Psychology News Daily I want to travel to Pandora, the fictional planet depicted in Avatar. I saw James Cameron’s newest film that has rocked box offices since its release in December on I-MAX 3-D and have since been urging friends to run, not walk, to see this movie. The message inherent [...]
“You have a companion. One that never, ever leaves you. It sticks with you, staying even closer than your shadow. It is like a leech sucking your blood, and you cannot shake it loose. “This constant companion is your mental chatter. “Another name for it is your internal monologue. It begins the moment you open [...]
Our beliefs can have a profound impact on our health, personal development and how well we live consciously and creatively. A PsyBlog post summarizes a social psychology experiment* demonstrating how potent and self-limiting beliefs can be. his project involved a group of students who were told they were taking part in a study about the [...]
In this excerpt from the article Eleven Ways to Be Your Own Therapist, from his website, Essays for the Enlightenment Seeker – Healing from Childhood Trauma, Psychotherapist Daniel Mackler speaks about nurturing our ability to know and take care of ourselves by journaling: “1. KEEP A JOURNAL: Journaling – that is, writing down the truth [...]
Actor Vera Farmiga chose Pilgrim at Tinker Creek By Annie Dillard as one of the books she most appreciates. She comments about it: When life goes bonkers, and I start to feel skittery-jittery, I find nature medicinal. I’m happiest when I stumble upon dense, cool patches of moist green moss. So this book—about Dillard’s year [...]
Musician Alanis Morissette has sold over 60 million albums worldwide, including Jagged Little Pill. She is also an actor, with credits for the series Weeds, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Sex and the City, and The Vagina Monologues on Broadway. And she played God in the film Dogma. In a High Times interview, she talks about [...]
In his article Changing Beliefs, Douglas Cartwright writes about “a biggie – changing toxic and unhealthy beliefs we may have about ourselves.” He notes that in the book Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, “Avy Joseph talks about unhealthy beliefs often being constructed with terms such as ‘must, should’ and ‘have to’. “[Joseph] gives an example of a [...]
“Saying what you want while holding energy against it doesn’t work. That is what most of us are doing with the Universe. We’re giving it conflicting directions. “It’s like a director saying to me ‘cross stage left but don’t move.’ I’m stuck. I can’t complete both directions because they cancel each other out.” Dee Wallace [...]
In his article Getting Rid of the Fear of Public Speaking Has to be Difficult – Are You Sure?, Morty Lefkoe writes, “After helping hundreds of people with a fear of public speaking totally eradicate that fear, we discovered that there are only a few beliefs that cause the fear.” Here are some of those [...]
From article No-Thinking Zone, By Derrick Carpenter, Positive Psychology News Daily I over-think. A lot. And I bet many of you can relate. My over-analysis rarely takes me to a higher state of being. In many cases, I get caught in spirals of “What if…?” and “If it wasn’t for…” that spin me around until [...]
Also see articles by Morty Lefkoe. A profile by the Institute of Noetic Sciences notes that Lefkoe “made a series of discoveries that allowed him to help people make permanent changes in their emotions and behavior.” He is founder of The Lefkoe Method, available in the programs Undo Public Speaking Fear and ReCreate Your Life. [...]
In her article How to Tell the Difference Between Fear and Intuition, Judith Orloff, M.D. writes, “True intuitions will never put you down or support destructive attitudes or behavior. Here are some guidelines for distinguishing legitimate fears from irrational ones: Signs of a Reliable Intuition * Conveys information neutrally, unemotionally * Feels right in your [...]
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Site author: Douglas Eby, M.A./Psychology, is a writer and researcher on the psychology of creative expression and personal growth, especially for high ability adults. He is publisher of the Talent Development Resources series of sites.
