Our series on Peace at Any Point kicked off with the idea of making a PACT with yourself to: Practice Attitudes, Characteristics, and Techniques. Since practice applies to all three, we’ll weave it into our explorations of attitudes, characteristics and techniques. Today the focus is on attitudes. at·ti·tude noun 1. manner, disposition, feeling, position, etc., [...]

At this time of year, we often talk of and hope for peace on earth. That goal is too large for one individual to effect – but each of us can start creating peace for all by focusing on creating peace within ourselves. As the year nears its end and we rush about in a [...]

And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. —John 8:32, King James Bible The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off. —Gloria Steinem The recent post on denial discussed how blinding ourselves to the truth is sometimes an essential life coping mechanism. Some truths are too [...]

I find pithy one-liners to be excellent thought-stoppers, and when my mind revs up with negativity, I’m looking for that brake to pull. The lists I’ve published before are very popular with my readers, and I think it’s time for some more condensed wisdom. Enjoy! It’s never too late to be what you might have [...]

The deal on earth is this: We know who we are and what we want to become when we choose parents and take physical form as infants. As we grow into our family and culture, a good many of us lose touch with that pre-knowledge, and become confused about our identity and purpose on earth. [...]

Perhaps this is not the most profound subject for this series, but it’s close to my heart this week. I’m one of those lucky parents of school-age children who gets to share the carpool burden. It’s a double-edged sword, however; for the hours of driving saved, I get the company of two 15-year-olds (one boy, [...]

Some surprising truths that are counterintuitive but once faced, make a lot of sense for personal development and self-growth

We’re attracted to others for conscious and unconscious reasons, but the ones we’re unaware of offer the most potential for growth

A personal growth, development, discovery path through anime – teenage evolution from emo to positive!