1 hour agoHow Our Thoughts Can Become Our ExperienceNeuroscience has proven that we can change our brains — and therefore our behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs — just by thinking differently (in other words, without changing anything in our environment). Through mental rehearsal (repeatedly imagining performing an action), the circuits in the brain can reorganize themselves to reflect our…Self5 min readSelf5 min read
1 day agoShift Your StoryBuzz Aldrin was the Apollo Lunar Module pilot on the Apollo 11 mission. He stepped down onto the dusty surface of the moon just a few seconds after Neil Armstrong became the first man to set foot on the moon and utter those historic words, “One small step for man.”…Self14 min readSelf14 min read
Nov 11For Every Action, There Is an Equal and Opposite Emotional ReactionImagine that I punch you in the face. No reason. No justification. Just pure violence. Your instinctual reaction might be to retaliate in some way. Maybe it’d be physical: you’d punch me back. Maybe it’d be verbal: you’d call me a bunch of four-letter words. Or maybe your retaliation would…Self8 min readSelf8 min read
Nov 10An Open Letter to Your Thinking BrainHey, Thinking Brain. How are things? How’s the family? How’d that tax situation work out? Oh, wait. Never mind. I forgot — I don’t fucking care. Look, I know there’s something the Feeling Brain is screwing up for you. Maybe it’s an important relationship. Maybe it’s causing you to make…Self8 min readSelf8 min read
Nov 8You Have Two Brains, and They’re Really Bad at Talking to Each OtherLet’s pretend your mind is a car. Let’s call it the “Consciousness Car.” Your Consciousness Car is driving along the road of life, and there are intersections, on-ramps, and off-ramps. These roads and intersections represent the decisions you must make as you drive, and they will determine your destination. Now…Self5 min readSelf5 min read
Nov 1Core DescriptorsThe feelings we hold about our parents are a doorway into ourselves. They are also a doorway into the four unconscious themes introduced in article, helping us to pinpoint which ones are operating in our lives. In this article, you will be asked to describe your biological mother and father…Self6 min readSelf6 min read
Nov 1THE SHORTEST AND EASIEST WAYWhen I woke up and began my search, I tried different ways and paths to get to the truth. The more I tried, the more I felt that something inside of me was saying that there had to be a faster and easier way. When I finally discovered Ho’oponopono, I…Self10 min readSelf10 min read
Oct 31LoveWhen someone asked one of the Indigo Girls to tell them about love, she laughed as though they had asked her a strange question and then responded, “I can’t tell you about love; if I could, then it wouldn’t be real, because love has nothing to do with words.” “So…Self6 min readSelf6 min read
Oct 31FearsI n this path of spiritual searching that I have decided to take, I had to face many of my fears. I felt fear when I left my marriage of more than twenty years, leaving my children, starting my career anew, and in signing a lease where I assumed all…Self5 min readSelf5 min read
Oct 30MoneyWhen I separated from my husband after twenty years of marriage, I left only with what I had on. I didn’t even take my kids. Their father chose to stay with them. I had the certainty that I could go on alone and I was grateful and happy to have…Self7 min readSelf7 min read
