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Gain Empowerment and inner strength by accepting that death could be the outcome

January 12, 2016 By Paul Colaianni Leave a Comment

anxiety panic attack depression Self-empowerment means you have no fear in making the decisions that are right for you.

It is having options when there appear to be none because you accept the consequences for decisions you wouldn’t normally make.

After all, if you can accept almost any consequence, even when it is unpleasant, you have more options. [Read more…]

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

March 21, 2015 By Paul Colaianni 4 Comments

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resistance ego eckhart tolle power of now present moment 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?”

There is purpose in life, and it’s found in every moment.

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Episode 0033: Relationship Love, Acceptance and the Decision to Leave or Stay

May 3, 2014 By Paul Colaianni 16 Comments

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Can you accept the behaviors of those you love? If not, are you still in the relationship? You have a choice to walk away from the behaviors you can’t accept in life, or stay and accept them. In the end, what you really want is closure. Knowing the direction you need to take is a much more powerful place than waiting for something to happen. Lingering is no fun.

Click on the play button above the video to listen to the entire episode. Or choose to read it below. By the time you’re done, you’ll know if you’ve reached full acceptance of the people in your life, and if you are choosing to suffer or not. Yes, suffering can be a choice. When it comes to accepting what is, or not accepting, one choice leads to suffering, the other does not. [Read more…]