This is a guest post by B. Lynn Goodwin. Lynn is a freelance writer, editor, teacher, former caregiver, and the author of You Want Me To Do WHAT? – Journaling for Caregivers (Tate Publishing), which can be purchased at Amazon, through Writer Advice, or from your local bookstore. She is published in numerous anthologies, magazines, [...]

How can you tell the spiritual you from the psychological you? Both concepts refer to inner life and there’s certainly some overlap. However, recognizing these four major differences can be important to your personal development. Egoism vs. the Greater Self: Egoism has myriad manifestations, but is basically a

Relationships are a two way street. Think about relationships like a bank account, if you want to withdraw you have to deposit. In other words if you want to ask for favors you have to invest in the relationship first. The investment doesn't have to be a favor, it can be a compliment or anything that makes the other feel good about himself.

Being a conscious human, I notice and am aware of what is happening in the world around me. I am the world and I embrace all of it. Similarly, my internal condition — my moods, the running dialogue in my head, as well as the feelings I experience: like anger, joy, frustration etc. — is an observable state. Our discernment of our external and internal world is not something that we actively have to manage

Each of us operates out of a model of the world, a map if you like. We often forget that the map is not the territory and sometimes the map isn’t even accurate. We have global beliefs like the belief that after periods of economic prosperity there must be a period of economic depression. Our [...]