Category: The Knowing (Self Awareness)

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Talked To Your Shadow Lately?

In Jungian psychology, our shadow is the unconscious parts of ourselves that we repress: weaknesses, fears, unacknowledged or unhealed wounds, desires we

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Peeling Back the Onion

Self-knowledge is a lifelong journey and the deeper we are willing to go, the greater the reward. To become truly self-aware requires

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The Secret lies in the Feeling

Is there anyone reading this that does not desire peace of mind? Harmonious relationships? To love and be loved? Have more energy?

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Not That You Care

A while back, someone tacked the phrase “not that you care” onto the end of a sentence. I was momentarily taken aback

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By Fearing the Worst, I Destroyed the Best

Decades and decades ago, I ran across a scrap of paper (post move-out in a vacant apartment), evidently a portion of a

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How to Become the Smartest Person in the Room

To give away the punch line up front, this all turns on how we choose to define ‘The Smartest Person’. And while

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Have You Created Your Inner Sanctuary?

Life can be challenging and chaotic. Unfortunately, we can’t magically whisk ourselves beachside to Tahiti for instant stress release. And you know

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What are Your Centering Phrases?

Centering phrases are anything that speaks to us, calming words we use to call forth our best selves in times of need

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Peeling the Onion

The inner journey of self-discovery can be likened to peeling an onion, layer after layer, perhaps with some tears and fears along

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Swallowed Any Hand Grenades Lately?

Life is complex. While there is much truth in the adage, “feelings buried alive never die” there is also a place for

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Calibrating Your Caring; Pacing Your Passion to Perform and Persevere

NYT recently ran an article about a golf pro with a growing history of faltering at the very end, letting tournament after