One of the great laws of healing states: first, do no harm. Superficially, this statement seems so obvious that it should be unnecessary to enunciate it. However, the human mind has almost an infinite power to rationalize total nonsense and justify bad habits. The...
There are many things we must do for ourself, because they cannot be outsourced to others. This includes chewing and swallowing our food, learning, and most healing. We cannot rely on a convenient friend or a health professional to do any of these things for us. When...
Being organized is essential to all major activities. Every worthwhile project can overwhelm us if we get lost in details. All attempts to heal social, mental, or physical problems will seem insurmountable if we let the symptoms and distress of these issues overwhelm...
An old saying states that even though we are guaranteed to experience trouble in life, suffering is optional—if we know how to cope with it. The tragedy is that most us do not know much about managing the major distresses of life, especially the anguish we create for...
Everyone makes mistakes and misses important opportunities. Many of our attempts to achieve end in defeat. All of us regret many things we did or failed to do. And we often are sorry that we spoke certain words—at least in the tone we used. None of us is immune to an...
Of all the dark moods, anger is the most destructive to our well-being because it is the strongest. Many of us resort to anger as a means to appear powerful. Anger can make us strong—but only as strong as a bully. Anger can likewise appear to make us commanding, but...
