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Articles on self-awareness, resilience, emotional intelligence, and intentional growth. For people who want to understand themselves better and build more fulfilling lives.

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Personal development

Finances, Budgeting and Mental Health

October 22, 2023 3 min read

The Connection Between Finances and Mental Health Finances are not the number one reason for suffering; it’s an attachment to financial or material gain that is the root of suffering.…

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Linus Drops his Blanket

December 9, 2018 2 min read

In the classic A Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown frantically asks if anybody knows the true meaning of Christmas. The eternally sweet Linus, with his security blanket in tow, walks…

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Metacognition: Awareness of Awareness

May 29, 2017 2 min read

How Mindfulness Practice Cultivates Metacognition Metacognition is a valuable outcome of mindfulness practice. Mindfulness is the practice of noticing what is in your awareness without judging it as good or…

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Pain is a Feeling . . . Suffering is a Thought

February 9, 2017 2 min read

The Difference between Pain and Suffering When you stub your toe, you feel pain physically. Suffering, on the other hand, is the mental turmoil that arises when you judge the…

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