Category: The Knowing (Self Awareness)

A notebook in which "speak less, listen more" is written in black ink and underlined in red ink

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The Power of Silence

Oh, how we love the sound of our own voice, and I plead as guilty as any and probably more so than

A sailboat on the ocean heading towards the sun on the horizon

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Never Settle for the Default Settings of Life

Folks, life is complex and we are all often caught up in the whirlwind of being busy about this and busy about

Cartoon of a man sitting cross-legged with arms in a peaceful pose while distractions surround him

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Be Bigger than the Moment

To be bigger than the moment is to rise to the occasion, especially in emotionally charged moments that can potentially sway us

Cartoon of a woman standing on a beam trying to balance while holding a smiley face in one hand and a sad face in the other

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Have You Checked Your Alignment Lately?

Just like the tires of your car, your desires, actions, and beliefs need to be in alignment; anything else and you are

A pair of hands holding open a book with "what's your story" written inside

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What Are Your Self-Stories?

The world is complex, and we all seek to make sense of the events and experiences of our lives and we do

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The Thought Pattern That Saves Relationships… and the One that Virtually Dooms Them

It’s very simple really, a blinding flash of the obvious but just like fish discovering water last: what is constantly right in

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Unleashing the Michelangelo Phenomenon

The Michelangelo Phenomenon is an observed effect by marriage counselors and psychologists reflecting the way couples mold or ‘sculpt’ each other over

2 silhouettes of human heads in side profile, 1 with question marks inside the head, the other with exclamation points. They are facing each other and each has a blank speech bubble coming from their mouth

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Listening Past the Attack

“I’m sick and tired of putting up with your moods. Can’t you just stop moaning and groaning and complaining and just be

A bunch of yellow ping pong balls with smiley faces on them

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Have You Exercised Your Happiness Muscle Lately?

As Abe Lincoln famously said: “Most of us are as happy as we make up our minds to be.” This suggests that

A drawing of a yellow sunflower with a smiling face with a blue sky in the background

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Think the Right Thought

What does “Think the Right Thought” mean? First, acknowledge that you have the ability to choose the thoughts you think. Now it

4 words written on a chalkboard, all with the first 2 letters crossed out with an "x": "Impossible", "Unable", "Unsolvable", and "undoable"

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Do You Experience Goal-incongruent Emotions?

Negative emotions such as doubt, fear, anxiety, depression, despair, guilt, or shame all weaken us, detract from our focus, sap our energy