What do you have stored in the back of your closet, the corner of the attic or the remote room in the basement? If you imagine venturing into these dark recesses, what do you begin to feel? Dread? Excitement? Both? Maybe you’ll find some gold coins given to you by a...
Of all the interpersonal skills we can imagine, empathy is surely one of the most important. Empathy may be more difficult for some than for others. Maybe some are constitutionally disadvantaged from the start in not being highly tuned-in to the emotional state of...
When I ask others what is their least favorite feeling to feel, guilt is one of the more common responses. For many, the feeling of guilt has a profound and negative impact on the quality of their lives. It is possible to better understand and manage guilt so that it...
The gravitational pull inside of a black hole is said to be so strong that beyond a certain point, known as the ‘event horizon,’ nothing, not even light, can escape from it. In some ways, addiction is like a black hole. At the top, the slippery slope is subtle, such...
That’s it. I’m done with trying to meditate. It’s too hard and I just can’t do it. First of all I don’t know what posture I’m supposed to be sitting in. I’m probably doing that wrong. I can’t even sit still for thirty seconds without shifting my position, which can’t...
