Oprah Winfrey’s The Wisdom of Sundays life-changing insights (Super Soul) interview excerpts … “Your spirit is the part of you that is seeking meaning and purpose. That’s one way someone can relate to that. Another way to understand spirit is that it’s the part of you that is drawn to hope, that will not give Read more about The Wisdom of Sundays[…]

Interview between Oprah Winfrey and Ram Dass … The Maharaji had just read Ram Dass’ mind. Oprah: If he knows that, then he knows me. He knows all my secrets. Ram Dass: And I looked up at him and he was looking at me with unconditional love, unconditional love. He was loving me totally. It Read more about Love Interview[…]

There are five ways that people attempt to control each other: punisher, guilter, buddy, monitor and manager.   Position 1 – Punisher: The punisher uses anger, criticism, humiliation, or sarcasm. When we use this approach, we are often yelling or pointing. Punishers are recognized by their threats, implied or otherwise, which usually say a version of, “If Read more about Five Positions of Control[…]

Level One – To avoid pain. If they ask, “What happens if I don’t do it?” they are behaving to avoid pain due to the disruption of a need, physical or psychological. Level Two – For respect or reward from one another. If they ask, “What do I get if I do it?” they are behaving Read more about It’s All About We[…]

Recently I was with a group of university students, and I asked them how they were handling the use of smart phones when they met for lunch or dinner. They said that much of the time it wasn’t an issue because no one really minded. But they also were getting creative when it was an Read more about Technology and Relationships[…]

We are all doing the best we know how to do based on our present circumstances and past experiences. When you or someone else struggles, makes mistakes, try to figure out which NEED you or they were trying to meet and then try to figure out another way that would be better for you and Read more about Purposeful Behaviour[…]

The brain’s three major parts are the brain stem, the limbic system and the neo-cortex. The Brain Stem: If we are frightened or angry, we typically go to the stem of our brain which responds to situations in either a fight or flight reaction. We generally go to our brain stem when we feel at Read more about The Brain[…]

Carol Dweck researches “growth mindset” — the idea that we can grow our brain’s capacity to learn and to solve problems. In this talk, she describes two ways to think about a problem that’s slightly too hard for you to solve. Are you not smart enough to solve it … or have you just not Read more about The Power of Believing[…]

Do you have Rules created for your children based on what you experienced growing up? Generally, those rules are based on their values. However, frequently, parents are not consciously planning or even discussing their values prior to having children, let alone with their children. Beliefs speak to why we have rules. Rules are meant to Read more about What are Your Family Values and Beliefs?[…]