Tag Archive | True Self
I can’t complain: how pop psychology keeps reality at bay & how to create true happiness
Dear readers, Being human is hard. We are complex beings with complex emotions. Happiness or contentment are often elusive in a world fraught with difficulties, including solitude, a struggle to survive financially and raise a family, and the desires to be truly free and creative, to be healthy, and to be part of a community […]
Guilty Pleasures: How Can We Responsibly Enjoy Life?
Hello readers, A question most responsible and caring people might ask themselves in the complex and globally connected world we live in is this: how can we make responsible choices that benefit ourselves and don’t hurt others? Last night, I watched a children’s animated film “Frankenweenie” directed by Tim Burton. The science teacher remarks to […]
Writing Off Conditioning: How to Let Go of the Dream Your Parents Created for You
Hello readers, I read a lot about human nature and experience, because I have always wanted to understand why people do what they do. We have all been conditioned by our families, by the culture and society in which we live, to be a certain self. And, for the most part, we identify with that […]
Some Thoughts on the Power of Fear and Negativity…and How to Go Beyond
Hello readers, While I was rinsing some beans at my kitchen sink the other evening, the thought came into my mind that the many stressful challenges and “negative” experiences that have peppered my life were expressly chosen by me before coming to this Earth and this lifetime for a specific purpose. I often wonder why […]
Balancing the masculine and feminine
My motivation for starting this blog is my observation that people around me seem to be seeking happiness, or a sense of purpose for their lives in the wrong places. Being human involves a lot a suffering, and suffering is necessary for growth. Growth means maturity – taking responsibility for who we are as a […]
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