How can you keep your inner peace no matter what?

#506 – How can you keep your inner peace no matter what?We've all been there: the moment you've been waiting for so long finally arrives, and it's a flop––I feel I'm there all the time.The problem, as you may intuit, isn't the moment itself; it's the...

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Dec 24, 2025
What part of you insists on looking perfect?

#505 – What part of you insists on looking perfect?Whatever that part is, AI video is boosting its power over you––over us all.This morning I saw on Substack that a well-known, social-media savvy congresswoman had posted a new video, and clicked...

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Dec 23, 2025
How does self-awareness help you become your full self?

#503 – How does self-awareness help you become your full self?Realizing your full potential requires continuous evolution, which is impossible unless you stay aware of your self moment by moment.But isn't that self-absorbed navel gazing, you may ask?...

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Dec 21, 2025
What part of you needs you to always look good?

#501 – What part of you needs you to always look good?The prospect of being rejected freaks your Ego so much that it'll make you lie even to yourself if that'll keep its positive image inside your mind.Reading a passage in Patti Smith's M Train last...

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Dec 18, 2025
What are you willing to forgive, unconditionally?

#500 – What are you willing to forgive, unconditionally?What are you willing to forgive––no buts, no ifs, no questions asked? What complaints are you willing to drop? What grudges are you ready to forget?Start by analyzing your surroundings: what bot...

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Dec 17, 2025
What scares you about facing your true intentions?

#498 – What scares you about facing your true intentions?Feeling like a "good person" is a strong driver for most of us. Facing the possibility that we're not one is hard.Three years ago, my sister's accusation that I'd manipulated her into doing som...

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Dec 15, 2025
What intentions are driving you through life?

#497 – What intentions are driving you through life?Whenever you're not fully conscious of your intentions, autopilot's on. In that mode, you take your Ego's orders.Soon after my son was arrested, I told Barbara Huson I wanted to publish an essay abo...

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Dec 14, 2025