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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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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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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 Stress Reduction Challenge

March 11, 2009

Over the last couple of posts, I have talked about selling my time and knowledge.  Yet this post is going to delay that happening.  It might seem strange timing, but this is something I have wanted to do for some time and now seems to be the perfect time.  I will explain all now.

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What Is The End Goal?

February 11, 2009

It’s become apparent to me recently that our vocabulary is woefully inadequate.  Increasingly, I have found that essentially I am agreeing with someone, but we use words that are the polar opposite because what we mean by certain terms are very different.

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Ego Management And Integrity

February 9, 2009

I’ve noticed that after I’ve written a post it takes about two or three days before most people have had a chance to read it and comment.  Sometimes there’s comments up earlier, but I don’t like to reply to them too soon.  

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You Can’t Quit

January 16, 2009

Recently talking about stress management training I made the point that it doesn’t matter how hard it seems, you can’t live a happy life without taking the time to develop your ability to deal with stress.  You just don’t have the choice. Today something has inspired me to revisit that topic, but to emphasis it [...]

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The Only Essential Stress Reduction Technique

January 12, 2009

After reading the comments on meditation and stress I saw that I needed to make a slight clarification.  All the comments showed that people were linking up the dots and coming to this conclusion themselves, but I wanted to add a little emphasis so no-one is in any doubt as to what is needed to overcome [...]

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