Is positive thinking positive or is it negative? That is, is it helpful or harmful? Judging by the titles of some books and the headlines of some newspaper and magazine articles, I can easily see how people could become confused. For example, one book is entitled, Illuminate: Harnessing the Positive Power of Negative Thinking. The
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Life can be like a roller coaster, with its ups and downs. Because of these vicissitudes of fortune, we may feel like a victim one time and like a victor at another time. A reader is now feeling like a victim and wishes to become victorious again. I’ll call her Sophia, which means wisdom. She’s
A 34-year-old Indian man, married and the father of two sons has a couple of questions. Rather than use his real name, I will call him Bali, which is an Indian name meaning Powerful or Brave. He asks about destiny. But before I introduce his question and my answer, let me first define what I
If you are a student, you may be asked to speak before your class, and those of us who are not, may be asked to speak at a wedding, funeral, sports event, party, or office, sales, or political meeting. Public speaking, like dancing, builds our social skills, and like martial arts, builds confidence. Also, it
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation. (Elton Trueblood, 1900~1994) Today I attended a meeting in which 25 of us discussed the power of the mind, the power of belief, and the power of faith, which we treated as essentially the same thing; mainly, the power our mind (thoughts, opinions, beliefs, attitude)
