Taking Care of Ourselves
Taking care of ourselves! That's not a character flaw but an aspect of human nature that serves us and those we love. If I care about...
DON'T EVER BE AFRAID OF YOUR UNHAPPINESS
If we make our unhappiness the enemy, we'll never get to know ourselves, understand ourselves, change ourselves. The idea: make our...
"EMOTIONAL SUICIDE" - ARE WE “DEAD” OR CHOOSING LIFE?
Wow, you might think -- how can someone post such a bizarre question? "Look, I'm breathing!" Sure, we can acknowledge that someone is...
When she was 17
WHEN SHE (SAMAHRIA) WAS 17! The year I met her. The year I decided to love her. The year God blessed me with a blessing (Samahria in my...
GOING SOMEWHERE OR GOING NOWHERE FAST?
Actually, we are always going somewhere (often quite fast). People create beliefs about the world and then propel themselves forward on...
The Happy Existentialist
HAPPY EXISTENTIALIST: I have always maintained that what we have been teaching for almost 40 years is a happy, optimistic version of...
Allow Yourself to Want Everything
"You’ve got to be kidding, you may be thinking. How could I? It would be indecent! Who am I to want everything? Everything?! Actually, we...
They Are All Our Children
A woman steps forward in one of our programs at the Option Institute. She's an attorney from El Salvador (long embroiled in conflict) and...
Habits or Addictions?
Reflections on Habits/Addictions: We call something an addiction when we disapprove of what we are doing (drinking, smoking, gaining...
Is it Ever "From The Past"?
Someone recently expressed rage over childhood challenges he'd faced. Another expressed rage for acts of violence against her years ago....