Allow me to accept the things I can change
Lord, allow me to accept the things I cannot change, change the things I can, and know the difference. (1) This is a common understanding in all addiction treatments. It is the realization that I can be in control, to a certain extent, of my reality, as I see it.
Continue reading Allow me to accept the things I can changePodcast Episode 106: We can control our inner voice through practice and determination. It is a difficult exercise at first, but becomes easier over time. You are the quality of your thoughts.
Podcast Episode 105: Never, ever give up on your dreams. Fight your way forward and never surrender the desire to accomplish what you should do or develop who you should be.
We are all superstars: what is holding us back?
Most parents are exceptionally good at telling their children how special they are — how very unique! Then comes the “kicker”: “You can be anything you want to be.” This lasts until we are around 16 years old and then, suddenly, we realize this is a total fabrication: a lie. We can’t be anything we want to be, or do anything we want to do, because … and you fill in the dots. We have been given a false view of what life is, and the constraints placed on that life.
Continue reading We are all superstars: what is holding us back?Podcast Episode 104: How do I overcome sadness? Once I realize that I am in control of my sadness, I am free to choose whether to keep this emotion or to mitigate it and turn this feeling, this energy, into something more positive.
Podcast Episode 103: Change your life story: what is the tale you want to construct? Be a hero to yourself and others. This belief is a major part of hopefulness and self-worth. “Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!
How should we deal with anger?
“I would strike you if I were not angry!” is a quote from Seneca attributed to Socrates’ thinking. (1) Anger is an emotion that comes to all of us. That said, how we control it is a very individual undertaking and, ultimately, a difficult journey. All one has to do is go among people in a school, shop, or office to see how many people poorly respond to wrath. The most stunning realization is that anger is far more pernicious to the bearer than it is to the receiver.
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