Tag: Personal Development
-
Self-Esteem: 2 Create Positive Meaning through Lived Action
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see a shadow. Helen Keller Self-Esteem: A Fictional Case Analysis Every morning, she stared in the mirror, ashamed of what she saw looking back at her. With a resilient spirit and being loved by her friends and boyfriend, her essence breathed popularity itself. Yet, only if…
-
Unlock the Means 4 Inner Peace: A Sacred Journey Podcast
Finding Inner Peace and Well-being What is inner peace? There is a secret to our peace and well-being. But it is not what you think. Many may find it in body movement, running, physical activities, meditation, worship, prayer, or others. Still, I liken peace and well-being to a dance, where the tensions between the protagonist and antagonist…
-
Harness Your Inner Flame: An Affirmation 4 Personal Potential
An Affirmation 4 Passion Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin A Guided Meditation and Affirmation 4 Inner Potential Development Hello.…
-
Curious Blessings: Engagement 4 Inner Potential
Inspirational Words of Wisdom The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. Albert Einstein The Beauty of the Curious Cat? Are you curious? At some point, I bet that your curious nature was shed by what Freud viewed as the feeble nature of the adult. What a distressing…
-
A Guiding Light Meditation: Personal Growth 4 the Soul
Finding Your Inner Wellbeing Transcript Hello. I am Dr. Maples and welcome to our guided meditation and affirmation that Honors the Inner Voice. I am grateful that you joined me here today, and I hope this brief exploration of your inner voice can help bring the light of healing to your body, mind, and spirit.…
-
Personal Development: 2 Choose Adventure Now
Inspirational Words of Wisdom The big question is whether you are going to be able to say a hearty yes to your adventure. Joseph Campbell A Philosophy for Personal Development Even in my youngest years, I craved adventure and the wonder of the lessons it provides. As a psychotherapist, I understand just how much potential…
-
Practical Psychology: How 2 Deal with the Negative Skew of News and Social Media
A Sacred Journey Podcast Faith and Practical Psychology With so much media buying for our attention, how can we develop that desperately needed inner sense of peace? This is especially true as it relates to the negative bias most sources of information used to play upon the strengths of the autonomic nervous system that will…
-
Personal Development: A Powerful Exercise 4 Your Best Self
Ever heard the saying that we must let go of the old to bring in the new? This saying is certainly true regarding our personal development. To grow and change, we must be willing to let go of the things that no longer serve us. This blog post will discuss what it means to let…
-
Being in Presence
No, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence around me. Paulo Coelho Higher Powers and Personal Development To see angels or not is the question we will explore today. I have never seen an angel, but every time I look to the sky…
-
Finding Purpose
Words of Wisdom As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being. ~ Carl Jung A Philosophy of Purpose What would the field of psychology be without that ever-nagging pull for people to kindle a light from the meaning…
-
A Work in Progress
Inspiration for the Soul The Philosopher’s Stone Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson once stated that “Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.” When we look at life from the perspective of our inherent growth, doorways to bliss open where there were once only walls. Youth is the gift…
