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The Formula For Stress And Contentment

February 27, 2010

There is a formula that can reliably predict how stressed or content you will be.  Essentially it boils down to how insistent you are that the world lives up to your personal ideals and expectations. Almost all of us bemoan the circumstances of our lives.  We get frustrated that our loved ones do not live [...]

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Living And Coping With Regret

July 16, 2009

Part Two of my response to Brian’s question deals with the issue of living with regret. What has taken hold, is that I’ve become sure I will always be sad about losing the family we had and how it’s taken so much from kids. I can’t imagine in any new life, not feeling the weight [...]

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The Six Steps To Achieve Enlightenment

July 5, 2009

After the last post asking which choice is the authentic you, Brian left this comment; “When you give yourself wholeheartedly to what you truly believe, the world forms around that giving you everything you truly need and want”. Rob first what does it look like to “give yourself wholeheartedly” to what you believe? And second, [...]

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Personal Development vs Following Your Bliss

May 21, 2009

Let me come right out and say it.  Personal development is a flawed idea.  

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What Is Compassion?

May 8, 2009

I want to add a slight twist after the last couple of posts.  In the last post on compassion and depression, I gave my idea of a compassionate response to depression.  However as I have pondered on the subject I have begun to think that maybe I’ve been missing something.  And I think I might [...]

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Who Owns Anything?

April 28, 2009

I awoke this morning and checking on the latest Twitter updates, I came across a story that outraged lots of people.  Here’s the story in a nutshell.   A popular blogger wrote an article and in the middle of it quoted someone who said the phrase ‘feel the fear and do it anyway’.  He promptly received a threatening [...]

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Why Compassion And Depression Don’t Mix

April 27, 2009

I’m the first to admit that I’m not the most empathic person.  And I understand that there is a place for empathy and compassion.  In one sense, I’m very compassionate.  I care very much that everyone I come into contact with, gets the most from their life.

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Depression Is A Natural Response To The World

April 23, 2009

James and Joe were making a pilgramage to worship a small town on the other side of the mountain.  Joe was leaving three days before James.  They said their goodbyes and arranged to meet at the hotel they were staying in.  

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The Secret Behind Stress And Depression

April 13, 2009

People often get enamoured of techniques and secret formula’s to get what they want.  So you have all these diet books and relationship strategies and philosophies.  But the fact is there is one secret to getting what you want.  It is the universal secret to life.

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Did I Make A Mistake?

April 2, 2009

I’ve been thinking about the Stress Reduction Challenge based on some emails and responses I’ve had.  And I think maybe I made a mistake.  Actually a couple of mistakes.

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