Reading Time: 12 minutes Many of us are trying to make sense of what is going on around us during the coronavirus crisis. Some of us turn to our spiritual beliefs and practices to fortify ourselves, and that may provide some solace. But our lives have been upended in a way that most of us couldn’t have even imagined […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Let me ask you a question, and I want you to answer honestly: has there ever been a point in life when you were struggling emotionally and you wished there was a map or a textbook to guide you towards clarity? Maybe you even purchased a self-help book before in the past? The fact that […]
Reading Time: 5 minutes How can we be more content with mistakes we made in the past? How can we stop our present from being affected by them? How can we have a flourishing and fulfilling future despite self-deprecating memories? I’m going to talk about five different ways, or perspectives, you can integrate into your daily life that will […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Someone shared an article with me saying that we often have a desire to “get off the bus” even for a little bit, when our lives don’t meet our expectations. But what are expectations and why are they so important to us? We often hear, “The less you expect, the less disappointed you’ll be.” Does […]
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Reading Time: 6 minutes Dr. Ken Best graduated magna cum laude from the Cleveland Chiropractic College and has since become an influencer whose practice is favored by Los Angeles celebrities. His latest book provides a guide to discovering and changing the limiting beliefs that block you from creating the life you want. Benjamin Eisenstein (BE): In your book, Eleven […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you gotten to a point where you are taking care of yourself? Has your inner attitude and perspective changed so that now you are your own best friend? Do you make decisions that benefit your own health and well-being? Have you decided that your thoughts are your own; your plans are your own; your […]
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Looking back at the achievements of the human race, it’s hard to deny that we’re pretty amazing. We’ve survived terrible ordeals, eradicated deathly diseases, flown into space, etc, etc. There are so many great things we’ve done; yet, we cannot seem to shed one of the most prominent problems of the current age: fear. People […]
Reading Time: 3 minutes About two weeks ago, I discussed with my therapist about my feelings of loneliness and how I automatically translate my loneliness to people not caring about me, then me not wanting to care about myself. I come to the ultimate conclusion that I do not matter, and that I might as well cease to exist. […]
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Reading Time: 3 minutes A while ago I saw 2 movies that touched me deeply, I decided that I needed to write about them. The first one was Sully, which is about the pilot that landed on Hudson river back in 2009 and saved 155 passengers, and the second one was The Good Lie, which talks about The Lost Boys […]
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Reading Time: 4 minutes When I started graduate school for my MSW, I remember thinking that it was time for me to change in myriad ways. The jig was up! I could no longer continue my unhealthy or self-sabotaging behaviors, or else everyone would find out that I was a fraud. The behaviors did not change overnight, so instead […]
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