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Should We Look For Gnu (New) Ways?

Posted on February 23, 2012 Leave a Comment

Throughout my life and on many different occasions, I’ve heard a reason for doing something stated as: “We always do it this way.” Of course, there’s some merit in doing something because it was proven to work in the past. If we’re familiar with what we have done, then we will have a certain degree of confidence in doing it “like before.” If it has worked in the past, then we readily assume it will work in the present. And, it might!

How Can We Escape The World Of Entropy?

Posted on May 30, 2011 4 Comments

“All things will pass.” “The only thing that doesn’t change is change itself.” “Nothing remains that’s not maintained.” The preceding quotes are all statements that I have used in the past. They all have to do with entropy. Entropy is a law of physics that asserts that all systems that are left unattended will eventually decay or “run down.” I think entropy applies to individuals and relationships. If I don’t maintain my body, it will breakdown. If I don’t maintain my marriage, it will breakdown. In fact, I’m finding it extremely difficult to find anything in my reality that entropy isn’t an integral part. What won’t “decay” if we don’t maintain it?

Can Depression Be A Positive Learning Experience?

Posted on May 9, 2011 Leave a Comment

A decade ago, I went through a bout of depression. During the experience, I wondered whether or not it was an opportunity for a positive learning experience. At the time, my brain felt like it was overloaded and generally, I constantly felt overwhelmed. So, is it possible for something that makes me feel overloaded and overwhelmed to ever be a positive learning experience?

What’s Most Important For Maintaining Good Health?

Posted on April 21, 2011 2 Comments

Since I’m mortal, I know I most likely won’t always have good health. There’s an excellent chance that I’ll face some bad health before expiring. So what’s most important for maintaining good health, knowing that there’s no way I’ll always have it?

Why Affirmations For Positive Change?

Posted on January 24, 2011 3 Comments

In a recent post on change, I made reference to affirmations. I mentioned that if you want to change, one way of doing so is to visualize your change, make what you visualize into an affirmation, and repeat the affirmation over and over and over… For this post, I will discuss affirmations and how they can help us facilitate a personal change that we desire.