Often I am asked, "What is the secret of a joyful, fulfilling life?" I have looked at that question for many years, and I have come to the conclusion that one of the secrets, at least, if not the only one, is Purpose.
This is the question that I have lately been asking my audiences to put to themselves, and the other day it dawned on me that I have no right to ask my audiences to do anything that I am not prepared to do myself.
When I was in the midst of the worse period of my life, I asked myself over and over again, "Why is this happening to me?" I did not understand then what I understand now.
For years "goal setting" has been touted as the pathway to higher accomplishment. Personal Planners were developed, and in the '80s People of Power were seen carrying them around wherever they went.
Some time back I was reading an old cover story from U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT. The article was headlined: Science and the Soul. It was an in-depth exploration of the intersection of science and spirituality...
Mourning is a wonderful thing. At least, for me it is, and I hope that it is for you. I experience that mourning brings out my humanity and places me deeply in touch with it.
Nothing is evil lest thinking make it so. Shakespeare wrote that, and the world has been proving it again and again. A while back, there was a big brouhaha over something that Pope Benedict XVI said.
There is much talk these days about enlightenment and the path to Self-Awareness. I am sure that this is why all the data on this subject have been racing around my mind for many months...
We have been talking on and off here about the Path to Self-Awareness, and most recently about the Second Step on that path: Enlargement. This week I would like to take a look at how we may go about achieving Enlargement.