Tag: #WP
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Relationship Addiction
In his book, How to Break Your Addiction to a Person, Howard Halpern first explains what an addictive relationship is, then gives guidelines for recognising if you’re involved in one. Then, he offers several techniques on how to end an unhealthy relationship (or an emotional affair). Therese J. Borchard writing in the World of Psychology…
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Remembering to make peace
Memory is a precious gift that allows us to remember and resurrect the good while selectively forgetting the wrong. A common human habit observed is to remember the deceased warmly, even if they were not perfect. This tendency speaks to two important facets: one, truly bad individuals are rare, and two, people remembered as saints…
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What if there’s only one, indivisible, one?
Have you ever considered that there may only be One? One reality, one thing, one singularity? Could there simply be one and not two?Could we all be connected as components of that One? Many saints and sages have touched this non-dual reality.There is a diagnostic tool I use to assess my well being. When I…
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Listening is Art and Skill
The way we listen in conversations says a lot about who we are. I’ve compiled an informal list of the ways we listen that may help you identify some of your own. Truth be told I catch myself listening in each of these ways at different times. Some listen to answer. Ever noticed In the…
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Adding LIFE to living
Religion is not doing well. Certainly not the old ones. All the major world religions with the exception of Islam are reporting declining membership and thinning attendance at observances of those time honoured rituals that once gave entire world regions their identity. It is even difficult to get the kids to travel home to the…
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Enduring through horror requires clear meaning
I doubt there is a person alive who does not want happiness, fulfilment, and a deep sense of meaning for their lives. To be human is to desire a life with purpose. Sadly we look in the wrong places. We imagine a meaningful life is devoid of suffering. That is a big mistake.Victor Frankl (1905-1997)…
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Facing and embracing our Demons
Embracing our deepest fears is often our salvation.
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The Seduction of Unconsciousness
Living consciously is difficult and requires that we invest time and energy in the practice, and maintenance, of a clear mind.Because awareness is costly, we all to easily lapse into unconsciousness. During the years of struggle against Apartheid one of the biggest challenges was to get our most oppressed citizens to believe that they actually…
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“Fake it till you make it”, doesn’t help
In these days of liberated sexuality it’s quite acceptable to openly discuss previously taboo subjects. Feminism has liberated women especially in the area of sexuality and has brought fascinating information to light. In one survey it has been shown that up to ten percent of men and women admit to having faked an orgasm at…
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Tolerating Intolerance
“You get what you tolerate”, was tattooed on the inside of her forearm. I suggested “You get what you negotiate”, she was adamant and anyway it was her arm! I didn’t argue but I did ruminate. We really are becoming less and less tolerant. Especially in matters of faith. Fundamentalism,a relatively new phenomenon and a…
The Listening Hermit 