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When Others Aren’t Ready for you to Evolve

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learn heal grow evolve personal growth teacher tony robbinsUnfortunately, the more we grow and evolve, the more others who aren’t ready to do the same will want us to stay the same. If you’re around friends and family who just can’t seem to get on board with you getting healthier, what do you do? Do you just pretend to be the same old person you always were around them just to keep them happy? Or do you embrace this new you and leave it up to them to get used to the new you?

Important questions, especially since we all know at least one person that probably doesn’t support our evolution. Is there an easy path where everyone can get along magically? Nope. But there is a path, and that’s what I’ll be talking about today.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Career, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries, Relationships Tagged With: family, personal boundaries, personal growth, relationships

The 5 Simple Realizations of a Peaceful Mind

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With so many paths to a destination that seems impossible to reach, it’s hard to believe we can ever get there at all! I’m referring to peace, of course.

Attaining a peaceful mind during a chaotic moment can be an exercise in futility, but is there any reason you can’t attain peace between the chaotic moments in life?

I think we think too much between those moments, and it’s time to access a less stressful space so that we can at least connect with ourselves before the next big crisis hits.

Time to learn some simple realizations of a peaceful mind so that we can let go of stress once in a while.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Spirituality Tagged With: calm, eckhart, happinmes, now, peace, relax

What’s the Point of Life Without Joy and Happiness?

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Inspired by a message from a listener who is in a pretty dark place, I thought I’d tackle the question of finding purpose and meaning in life when you aren’t experiencing joy and happiness. He asked, “What’s the point?”

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Spirituality Tagged With: Learning acceptance, no meaning of life, no purpose in life, resistance, suicide, why am I here?

Sometimes the End of a Relationship is the Beginning of a New Challenge

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couples marriage counseling new relationship therapy counselingRelationships end, unfortunately. But sometimes what you think is the hardest part (the breakup) turns out to be tame compared to what follows. Your ex may not want it to end so they do things that make you uncomfortable. Or, the one you “dumped” is still friends with your friends and family, so the ties are harder to break and the distance harder to attain. What do you do when this kind of stuff happens? I address a couple of emails asking these very questions on today’s episode.
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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: breakup, love, relationship

Start Trusting Your Instincts

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After I met my girlfriend, I took a long drive from New Hampshire to Georgia, where she lived. I stayed for a month then drove back home. Fortunately, I timed my drive so that when I return I’d miss a major snow storm.

On the way home, I stopped at a rest area to take a break. While sitting in my truck, I saw this old red sedan pull up. The driver had his head stretched forward over his steering wheel peering into my truck trying to make eye contact with me.

My first thought was to lock my doors. I thought, “Is this guy going to rob me?”

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Filed Under: Behavior, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: feelings, Instinct, intuition

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