You are not a negative thinker even if your mind is
You are not a negative thinker even if your mind is - “You are such a negative thinker.” We may receive this discouraging feedback if [...]
You are not a negative thinker even if your mind is - “You are such a negative thinker.” We may receive this discouraging feedback if [...]
When positive thinking affects our life negatively - “Think positively,” is an oft-circulated message in our self-help steeped culture. And it’s helpful to the extent [...]
Tap the power of negative thinking - Yes, you read that right. We are discussing the power of negative thinking, not positive thinking. Every time [...]
When a long-awaited good thing happens be grateful that it happened not resentful that it happened so late Suppose someone who had a longstanding disagreement [...]
The essence of commitment is recommitment We sometimes resolve to do something constructive such as exercising, meditating, studying wisdom-texts or becoming more tolerant in our [...]
Look for the good in all situations even in situations that don’t look good Whenever life subjects us to terrible situations, we often obsess over [...]
When the mind says our victories are too small to count cross-question it – What other way is there to big victories When striving for [...]
Complaining is no one’s birthright – and it has made no one’s birth right Some people are chronic complainers. They self-righteously justify their negativity, irritability [...]
History and memory are both records of the past. Yet they can differ significantly. Let’s see how. Everything in history is not in memory: Because [...]
When life is uncomfortable thank God that it is not unbearable We all experience discomfort at times. The discomfort may be because of loneliness, boredom, [...]
Where we are doesn't determine who we are We might sometimes be at a terrible place in life — we may be addicted to something [...]
Look up and things will look up When things start going downhill, the more we think about the things around us, the more we feel [...]
Learn to be comfortable with feeling uncomfortable Life often makes us uncomfortable, through stress, boredom, overwork, loneliness, sickness and so forth. On facing such discomfort, [...]
What differentiates spiritualists from materialists is not absence of pain but presence of healing Some people ask spiritualists, “You go through the same problems as [...]
The less time we have for our problems the less problems we have We sometimes feel burdened by our problems, as if they were heavy [...]
Suppose we get physically wounded, but are immediately told to resume normal activities. We won’t be able to. A similar principle applies to emotional wounds [...]
Suppose we have a sickness for which we are being treated. Understandably, we will find it difficult to be grateful for being sick. But we [...]
We are often obsessed with our looks. Undoubtedly, how we look matters, especially in today’s materialistic society where people are judged by their appearances. We [...]
When anything good ends, we often feel sad, “Why did this have to end?” Conventional wisdom reminds us that endings are also beginnings. Expounding this [...]
Some of our memories may have scarred us – memories of abuses we have suffered or allurements we have succumbed to may agitate us whenever [...]
Some people are industrious faultfinders. Whoever they are with, they zero in on the faults of that person. Such people who obsess on the wrong [...]