This is an eye-opening seventeen-minute presentation that is worth watching. If you choose to set aside the time and reach the image of the man walking in the air having just run off a cliff, I invite you also to read how life appears when it is not lived from the inner side of the […]
“Fears are nothing more than states of mind. Napoleon Hill said that, and he was right. The moment you feel that you are afraid of something, ask yourself, ‘Why am I making this real? What is it inside of me that is making me do this?’ There is a huge difference between fear and caution. […]
“*The most important factor to bear in mind when we try to understand a relationship is the sad fact that people lie. They lie to themselves, to their family and friends, to their spouse and beloved, and often even to their God! They often see themselves, as well as the relationship they are in, through […]
“We must understand that evolution is achieved through conflict. Criticism, dispute, differences in opinions and ideas are catalysts. The essence of harmony does not mean the blissful ideal we imagine to exist in the ‘perfect relationship.’ Bliss is not growth. It comes at times, as a result of struggle. Harmony can coexist with the contradiction […]
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” — Albert Einstein I first encountered this thought while reading Stephen Covey’s book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. In it, the author presents two different paradigms (beliefs) regarding the foundation of success in life: the Personality Ethic and […]
This is the title of an inspiring book, subtitled “A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea,” by Bob Burg and John David Mann. The story is indeed short; the book can be read in no more than three or four hours. Its main character is Joe, who learns the “Five Laws of Stratospheric Success.” […]
“Heaven is not reached with dry eyes.” Thomas Fuller For some of us, there exists a belief that crying is a manifestation of weakness. According to psychotherapy, however, exactly the opposite is true—sadness is a part of our psychic wholeness, and being able to show our pain is a manifestation of strength, not weakness. As […]
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Confucius
The goal of psychotherapy can be described in many ways. One of them is helping the client learn how to become their own therapist. In this sense, every successful psychotherapeutic process includes an element of learning. That’s why I would like to share an important concept that can help both clients and therapists: the distinction […]
“Love allows our loved ones to be perfectly themselves, and not to be twisted to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.” Thomas Merton, No Man Is an Island If this is your lesson from the “Lessons of Love,” look at it as an occasion to […]
It is often said that crying helps us feel better. However, this does not apply to crying born of a secondary feeling—the so-called self-pity. While the primary form of this emotion relates to a feeling of deep pain and grief caused by loss, its pseudo-version manifests differently. Instead of feeling the depth of the pain, […]
“When we speak, the key to communication is not what we say but the attitude behind what we say. And because there is only one mind, we are all communicating telepathically all the time. Every time we choose whether to join or to separate, the person we’re talking to feels our choice regardless of our […]
