If your life’s no fun, you may be plagued by inner passivity. If you’re feeling stuck, unsettled, weak, trapped, overwhelmed, or anxious, you’re very likely under the influence of inner passivity. As a description of a basic, clinical condition, the term inner passivity is … [Read more...] about Releasing Inner Passivity
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Prisoners of Guilt
Do guilt trips lock you up in an emotional prison? What do you need to know to deflect or neutralize guilt trips? Let’s look at Tom’s encounter with guilt. He was concerned this past Christmas about picking out presents that his nieces and nephews would need or like. So he … [Read more...] about Prisoners of Guilt
Terrific Knowledge for Trying Times
My latest book can now be purchased at Amazon.com. It’s an e-book, so you can download it and start reading right away. The 391-page book is titled: Psyched Up: The Deep Knowledge that Liberates the Self. It’s a complete revision of the material on this website. The content … [Read more...] about Terrific Knowledge for Trying Times
Four Steps to Stifle Our Inner Critic
We all have an active inner critic. It’s a force of human nature that I can, in whimsical moments, visualize as the leader of an outlaw trio that includes the gun-slinging desperado, Yosemite Sam, and his fellow Looney Tunes cartoon character, the ferocious, dim-witted Tasmanian … [Read more...] about Four Steps to Stifle Our Inner Critic
Finding Inner Longitude
The marine chronometer invented in the 18th Century made ocean navigation much more precise. The chronometer determined longitude, and it enabled sailors to avoid ramming their ships into unexpected reefs and shorelines. Emotionally, many millions of us still crash upon … [Read more...] about Finding Inner Longitude