Your Authentic Self Perhaps you sense a Core You who feels safe and at peace, who is without pain or fear, who never feels anxiety or depression. These aspects of yourself often get buried as we grow up, but they never disappear. As we uncover our innate Essence qualities, we automatically begin to tap into our aliveness, creativity and intuition.…

Being Your Authentic Self, Naturally Imagine going to a concert hall. A single singer walks on stage and entertains for the entire evening. Compare that with a dazzling stage set. The orchestra tunes up in a chorus of cacophony. Then the singers enter, one by one. Voice added to voice. The music swells to the corners of the hall lifting…

In 1957, to make room for the Port of Bangkok, a small temple and its brown clay Buddha were being relocated. Being made of stucco it was thought to be worth very little. As the crane hoisted the 16-foot statue, to the horror of the monks watching, the straps did not hold and the rain-soaked statue slipped into the mud…

Most people have an Inner Critic that tries to brow beat or guilt them into change. You may hear that little voice saying “You should…” or “You shouldn’t…” I call this “shoulding” on yourself. It’s not very much fun. If you feel bad enough, you may make temporary changes, but then fall back into the old pattern once the self-hate-motivation…