Overthinking is probably one of the most obvious causes of stress, frustration, and anxiety. And yet, it’s really easy to slide into a mental churning of the things you don’t understand in your reality or the negative ideas you’re unconsciously compelled to reinforce about yourself. The problem is that overthinking just keeps you spinning in place without bringing any clarity…
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6 Easy Tools To Simplify Your Life
We live in a fast-paced world that seems to get faster and faster every day. Unfortunately, with speed comes pressure and stress, which can easily turn into overwhelm if you don’t have a solid anchor to help you remain centered and connected to the flow of your life. The ego-mind makes you believe that external things can keep you grounded…
How To Turn Your Weaknesses Into Strengths
The journey toward emotional and spiritual freedom is not easy nor quick. For starters, life is filled with challenges because it’s the result of past karma, and it’s constantly changing. Also, the future is always unknown, which produces fear and resistance from your ego. It’s your attachment to things and people that disturbs the fluidity of life, creating pain and…
Discover the Power of Silence To Master the Ego-Mind
Have you noticed that your mind is always active, except when you’re deeply asleep and not dreaming? You’re either talking to other people, talking to yourself, or reacting to your life-movie. You’re focused on your activities, interactions, and all the things you read and hear throughout the day. If there’s a moment of silence, you probably feel the pressure of…
Do You Give Yourself Permission To Be Happy?
My question may seem absurd, since we all want to be happy. But if you observe human behavior in general, and your own in particular, it’s amazing how irrational and self-sabotaging we humans can be. A simple example is wanting to feel good yet indulging in activities or foods that aren’t that great for your health or state of mind.…
How To Dismiss the Ego To Discover Your Inner Voice
The word ego is common in our everyday language, although it’s usually used to refer to someone’s self-importance, pride, or arrogance, as when we say that such and such has a “big ego.” Psychologists also speak of a “healthy ego” when an individual seems to be a well-adjusted, productive member of society. But the ego is more complex and dynamic…
Why You Need Super-Conscious States To Be Truly Free
We all want to be free, because freedom is our true nature. It’s this inherent quality of the soul that drives you to seek a way out of anything that feels constrictive—pain, limitations, disease, injustice, oppression, and so on. But the ego-mind distorts this natural yearning with the belief that freedom is something external to yourself. Drawing your attention outwards…