Monthly Archive
Education of the Will
Apart from intelligence, the most precious gift of the human being is will power. Will power goes further however, as it is rooted in the depths of one's self. It is a powerful internal "pressure," the visible manifestation of what an individual wishes to...
Nine Principles for Conscious Living Principle #5: Responsibility as Empowerment
Centerpointe Research Institute Everyone who has been on a personal growth path for any length of time has been told that "you are the creator of your world" or "you are not a victim" or some variation thereof. Most would agree to both statements if asked....
Size Matters!
My friend, Andrew, called me last week and said his friends keep telling him to set goals and to dream big. BUT, like many others, he is not sure about "all that goal setting stuff". Does it work? Does dreaming big really matter? My Response: First, I told...
5 Steps to Inner Peace
1. Know what you want in your life This is the first step and sometimes the one that takes some effort. It's worth the effort. Knowing what you want in life is usually more difficult to work out than knowing what you don't want. We don't want to be unhappy...
Will Giving Seminars Get You Clients?
I often suggest public speaking as a powerful way to show prospective clients what you can do. Many professionals and consultants have built successful practices by giving free presentations to associations, businesses, and educational institutions. But what about...
A Bird’s Eye View of THE ENCHANTED SELF and what it means to YOU!
The Rebbe Nachman of Breslow often said, "Always remember-Joy is not merely incidental to your spiritual quest. It is vital." As the years have gone by and I've been in the practice of psychology over 20 years, I have become more and more convinced that he...
Saints Speak Out – Special Series
About a year ago I was taking "The Passion Test™." I developed this simple tool some years ago to clarify the things one is most passionate about. I discovered long ago that what you put your attention on grows stronger in your life. Now I take the...
Rabbi Yehuda Berg – Sharing the Flame
Chris Attwood: Rabbi Yehuda Berg has been immersed in the Kabbalah from the moment he was born. He is the inheritor of a great tradition. He is the son of the very famous and well-known Kabbalist, Rav Berg. Both Yehuda and his brother, Michael, have provided a very...
Nine Principles for Conscious Living: Principle Four: The Map is Not the Territory
If you took in all the stimuli that comes at you on a moment-by-moment basis, it would be overwhelming. If you tried to take into account everything that is happening in each moment as you made each decision, the sheer number of details and interconnections would...
Change Begins with Choice
Any day we wish; we can discipline ourselves to change it all. Any day we wish; we can open the book that will open our mind to new knowledge. Any day we wish; we can start a new activity. Any day we wish; we can start the process of life change. We can do it...
Can’t Buy Me Love
The holidays have always been a special time for my family. My parents lavished each other and their three kids with love in the form of presents. As I've gotten older and my world view has shifted I've come to see the exchange of gifts as an indirect way of...
Chanukah’s Message – Not Just for Jews
As holiday lights festoon homes across America and menorahs come out of storage, most Americans think of Chanukah and Christmas as calendar comrades keeping one another company in December. In some years that is true while in others Chanukah falls earlier, coming out...
Eating as a Yoga Practice
ating as a Yoga Practice By Leonard Perlmutter Would you be pleased if each new day brought you plenty of energy for all of life Would you be pleased if each new day brought you plenty of energy for all of life's duties and responsibilities? Would you be...
Crucial Questions to Ask Before Setting Up a Nevada Corporation
You've seen or heard the ads. Companies spend millions of dollars to convince business owners that Nevada incorporation is the panacea for all of their ills, from tax savings to shelter from Armageddon. But the problem with their claims is that some are simply...
The Movie Mystic – I (Heart) Huckabees
I (HEART) HUCKABEES just may be the strangest film I have ever seen. It just may be one of the strangest films ANYONE has ever seen! I'm not sure that there is a simple--or even complex?--way of describing the film and I am not even sure if I liked or loved...
