The Source of All Human Misery

The Source of All Human Misery

Sigmund Freud once said that idealism is the source of all human misery—not a lot of it, or even most of it, but 100 percent! Personally,... read more
Changing Your Labels

Changing Your Labels

Welcome back everyone! For the last couple of weeks, we have examined how to turn your everyday experience toward peace and... read more
The Joy Switch, Part 2

The Joy Switch, Part 2

Welcome back everyone! Last week, I talked about how prayer may be the single most overlooked tool for finding joy in your daily life, and... read more
The Joy Switch

The Joy Switch

Imagine that there was a pill that could take all your negative thoughts and anxieties away. Not that there wouldn’t still be ups and... read more
The 97 Percent Rule

The 97 Percent Rule

It’s a pretty open secret these days that the self-help industry is an industry of failure—specifically, a failure rate of about 97%,... read more
Wisdom of the Heart

Wisdom of the Heart

At the end of our post from two weeks ago, I alluded that I would continue our discussion of “hunches” from the heart or unconscious... read more
No Accounting

No Accounting

Usually, when I’m writing these posts, I try to find some dramatic positive hook for the first sentence— “do you know that there will... read more
It Would Seem to be Wisdom…

It Would Seem to be Wisdom…

Have you ever talked yourself into doing something that just didn’t quite feel right in the moment, only to regret it later? Maybe... read more
What Do You Choose Today

What Do You Choose Today

Welcome back everyone! I spent the last week on vacation with my family, and after that and our month-long series on the Super Seven... read more
The Super Seven Life Paradoxes Pt. 4

The Super Seven Life Paradoxes Pt. 4

Welcome back to the final post on our Super Seven Life Paradoxes! If you’ve stuck it out this long, you’ll know that we’ve only got... read more
The Super Seven Life Paradoxes Pt.3

The Super Seven Life Paradoxes Pt.3

Welcome back everyone, to week three of our series on the Super Seven Life Paradoxes! We’re coming into the home stretch now—next week,... read more
The Super Seven Life Paradoxes Pt.2

The Super Seven Life Paradoxes Pt.2

Welcome back everyone! As promised, we’re continuing this week with our series on the Super Seven Life Paradoxes. So let’s get right... read more

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