Author: Dr. Thomas Maples
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Faith In Freedom: Happy Memorial Day & Thank You for Those that Served

Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free. ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower Freedom is never free. It is built upon the sacrifice of the few that allows the dreams of the many space to manifest. Thank you to all who have served and sacrificed so much to give us the freedom we enjoy.…
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The Importance of Dreams

Today, I write from the 56th story of a hotel that only 5 years ago I would call a dream. For my birthday, I am staying in a luxury suite, and enjoying a wonderful cup of coffee with my lovely wife on my 43rd year of life. Dreams come true with the pursuit of vision,…
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Childhood: Open Minds to Hope and Possibility

The world is full of people who have never, since childhood, met an open doorway with an open mind. ~ E. B. White
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Love & Kindness: The Driving Force 4 Life

Gentleness is stronger than severity, water is stronger than rock, love is stronger than force. ~ Hermann Hesse (Siddhartha)
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Who Looks Inside, Awakes!

So often we are told to look outside as a source of happiness. Media will have us look to others, aspire to be like others, or orient us to the idea that we are somehow not complete. As Carl Jung stated, those who look outside, dream about that which they want to become, as if…
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Emotions and Divorce… The One Who Uses them is Usually the One that Get’s Burnt?

In divorce, the division of assets is superseded as a point of contention solely by the division of child custody. This is a sad, but true fact; but even worse, oftentimes, the context of child custody litigation has as its sole source financial maneuvering between the warring parties.
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Towards a Developmental Theory of Analytical Psychology: Adolescent and Early Adult Psychosexual Development

Dr. Maples explores how analytical psychology was built upon the theoretical constructs of Freud’s theory of psychosexual development.
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The Secret: Moving Towards Inner Peace

We dance round in a ring and suppose, But the Secret sits in the middle and knows. ~ Robert Frost
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Future Dreams: The Source of Inspiration

“Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly.” ~ Langston Hughes
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When God Speaks, Will You Listen?

I awoke, inspired to write about the beauty of nature on a rainy day. Little did I know, it would open inroads to inner creativity and a soul felt moment of inner growth and wisdom to take over me.
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Dreams Do Come True

The first step to any worthwhile pursuit starts with a dream. We must then plan, implement, act, re-evaluate, correct course, act again, and achieve with gratitude. What are your experiences with the pursuit of dreams? What has stood in your way?
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Great Dreams Change the World

Every Dream Begins with a Dreamer. Create more beauty in your life, and Advance Confidently in the Direction of Your Dreams!
