No amount of willpower will prevent bad ideas from occurring My thesis and the premise of this essay is that, contrary to the majority of publications on the internet that claim you can stop negative thinking, the opposite is true. In the same way as trying to stop negative thoughts is like trying to capture…
What exactly are you protected from? There is this ongoing narrative that the world has somehow become this mad and dangerous place, and that we require someone to take charge and restore “safety” and “security” to our lives. It is common to see signs during rallies that read “Make America Safe Again.” Is it possible…
I’m Always Hoping for More When we are expecting more or comparing what we have to what we could have, it is possible that we will not completely appreciate what we have. An experiment conducted by the University of California indicated that participants who were exposed to a subliminal recall of money spent less time…
An unexamined life THE UNEXAMINED PERIOD OF ONE’S LIFE Socrates, a Greek philosopher who lived around 399 BC, said, “The life that has not been investigated is not worth living. ” These statements ring just as true today as they did hundreds of years ago, if not more so. Why was it so difficult then,…
Dealing with social challenges So, what does this mean for us as we move forward in the wake of Covid-19? Therefore, we must examine the social and economic institutions that underpin how we live, work, and play for a lengthy period of time with a critical eye. It means that we must examine why there…
Without change progress is impossible “Without change, progress is impossible, and those who are incapable of changing their ideas are incapable of changing anything.” SHAW, GEORGE BERNARD For the majority of individuals, change carries a negative connotation. On a fundamental emotional level, we are creatures of habit and are drawn to what feels good in the…
All of us have an inner critic Everybody, whether successful or not, has an inner critic who evaluates, doubts, and denigrates them, always reminding them that they are not good enough. The difference between successful individuals and the rest of us is that successful people have learnt to tune out their inner critic and remove…
Enhancing your body’s wellbeing Multiple health problems can be resolved by a balanced diet and maintaining appropriate nutritional levels. When any of the essential vitamins and minerals are deficient in our diets, our health and quality of life suffer. Deficiency will impair our body’s ability to absorb and use the food we ingest on a…
How did we get here? Not only our bodies are the outcome of evolution. Similarly, our minds and psychology have been formed by the world in which we evolved, and this is where many of our most unique habits originate. We were in considerably more dangerous situations during our evolution than we are now, and…
August 7, 2021 — 19:03 PM Fierceness is on-trend, as the year’s only new moon in Leo powers up this adventurous, action-oriented fire sign on August 8, 2021 (at 9:49 a.m. EDT). When the cosmic jungle ruler takes charge, confidence soars and we’re ready to prowl for new and entertaining options. Bonus: The 2021 Leo new moon…
