Change | The Observer Effect

There’s one thing that is so painfully simple about life. It’s so simple we generally ignore it, or just take it for granted. It is this…when we give something our attention, we change it. That change is called the “observer effect.” The Observer Creates Change You can approach the “observer effect” in a variety of…

Uncertain Is A Decision

What does it mean to “not know?” When you are uncertain about things in life, you have no frame of reference for “how” or “when.” So you “don’t know.” Because reality works in a funny way, saying “I don’t know” is a decision. Your decisions are established by what you know you can expect, and…

Struggle Is Real

We tell ourselves so many stories about the things we have and the things we want. But in the quest to bring our stories to life, often times, we are met with struggle. We tell ourselves that overcoming these struggles provides value. It doesn’t. Overcoming challenges provides value. Overcoming struggle is nearly impossible. Taking the…

Versions Of You Meditation

In this meditation, we approach our understanding of ourselves a bit differently. We are going to use the foundation of Psychosynthesis to recognize the needs, wants, and desires of the various personalities which are within each of us. Within each of us are countless variations of what we perceive as our single, external “personality.” These…

Advice From PhDland

The best advice I can give from my education so far is not to ask “Why me?” but rather, ask yourself, and no one else, What is the theme to this situation or circumstance? Nurturing Self Awareness When you look for themes within every experience or overall circumstance, instead of excuses for why it’s happening,…