Category: Self Development
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30 Days of No Alcohol: 2nd Update
Her icy green eyes, rare for a Mexican, beckoned me from across the table. A hint of sweat formed on her cheeks as she promised me physical pleasure the likes of which can only be experienced in her depths. Would I take her just once? Could I? Knowing myself, I would never be satisfied even if I indulged twice or thrice over the next…
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Fun with Changing Perspectives
Something I’ve been doing lately, especially when bored, is changing perspectives. Wherever I am, whether it’s a social situation, in meditation, in the woods, wherever, I try to switch my perspective from my own to someone or something else’s. I’ve gained a lot as a result: increased empathy, enhanced creativity, and perhaps most importantly, curbed…
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30 Days of No Alcohol: 1st Update, Very Exciting (Not Serious)
This is the first update after the initial post about going 30 days of no alcohol, drinking nothing but water. Today marks a week of drinking only water, and below are my impressions. I’ve been shaking non-stop, my eyes are twitching, I can’t sleep, and I haven’t had a bowel movement in six days unless you…
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30 Days of No Alcohol
I’ve been breathing Earth’s air for 30 years as of today. My gift to myself is to drink nothing but water for 30 days (tea and coffee are allowed). No alcohol, no juice, no milk, and no urine even though it’s sterile and I like the way it tastes. There will be a new post…
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Stress and Its Effects
In all of our bodies there’s a constant war going on between our immune systems and various bacteria and viruses. We have all of these bad guys in our bodies at all times trying to bring us down, but our good guys hold them off and keep us alive and well. When our immune systems…
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The Power of Belief: Dissociative Identity Disorder
Artwork by Viktoryia Kryvanos Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID, formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder) shows us the true power of belief. People with DID have at least two distinct personalities. That means completely different people can occupy the very same physical body. When one “takes over” from another, often the difference in personality is discernible to…
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Why Be Spiritual?
If it’s true that we’re eternal consciousnesses who willingly incarnate here (and on other physical planets in this universe and in other realities and dimensions we as humans can’t even comprehend), and willingly immerse ourselves completely in this reality with thick blinders so that we’re ignorant of the wider reality from which we incarnated, then…
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How to Control Your Emotions
If you do not conquer self, you will by conquered by self. – Napoleon Hill Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to choose your mood? Going through life being a slave to your emotions is no way to live. You’re allowing the external environment, which is not under your control, to mold your inner…
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Seth Speaks
Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul is the most fascinating book I’ve ever read. I realize that’s a strong statement, but I mean it. I can almost guarantee reading this book will make your life better, even if you’re a staunch skeptic of everything paranormal. It will give you a better understanding of…
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The Best Way to Read a Book
A problem I used to have after reading books, especially useful non-fiction, was that I’d pretty much forget all of the information soon after finishing it. That is, until I devised (drumroll) the best way to read a book. 1. Dog ear particularly insightful, useful, or beautiful (fiction) passages by bringing the line of the dog…