Posts Tagged ‘Sense of Self’
Dress Codes Hide Midriffs. Do They Hide the Self?
We might be covering up more than just shoulders. There has been a lot of talk lately about dress code in schools, and the debate goes a little something like this: are these rules protecting our young women or are we punishing them for society’s over-sexualization of the female body and preventing them from being themselves? Jezebel…
Read MoreWhat’s Your Motivation?
You wake up, brush your teeth, work-out, clean last night’s dishes. You get ready for work, spend 45 minutes driving and the next 8 hours of your life at a messy desk. You come home, cook dinner, sweep the floors, check your email, and fall asleep to Netflix. But why? OK, so the teeth-brushing and…
Read MoreWhat We Wish Our Parents Knew When We Were Younger
Even if we had the best upbringing the world has to offer, we’re all sure to have had experienced misunderstandings with our parents and/or caregivers. And many times the conflict we encounter with our parents is due to our desire to become and maintain our truest selves. Our parent(s) may often knowing or…
Read MoreHere Are 7 Things That Happen When You Practice the Sense of Self Method
What’s so great developing a strong sense of Self and living as your true Self? Isn’t that just for 20-somethings and new-age hippies? Not quite . . . the Sense of Self Method is all about understanding yourself for who you truly are. Knowing yourself is one of the most powerful tools you could ever…
Read MoreSoS! Being a Great Boxer requires a healthy Sense of Self!
“When you take a stance and deliver a punch, the message is: I am accountable for my intent, my fears and my desires.” ~Cappy Kotz, Founder of Cappy’s Boxing Club, Seattle According to Cappy Kotz, who founded Cappy’s Boxing Club in 1999 in the culturally diverse, Central District of Seattle, the popular sport of Amateur…
Read MoreIllustrated Card Set for the Language of the Sense of Self Method
Ego References? Substitute Sense of Self? Vehicles? The terminology used in the Sense of Self Method takes a bit of getting used to. But as you do you begin to see them not just as explanations but as useful tools for recognizing and dealing with circumstances and suppositions that keep you separate from your Healthy…
Read MoreSense of Self and Culture shock – from Mumbai with Love!
On our first day in Mumbai we ventured out to the Prithvi Theater. One on One was the play we had planned to see but the sign Tickets Available was turned to Full House right after we had asked for tickets. I already felt uncomfortable in my knee-length skirt, wondering how I could have forgotten…
Read MorePsych Central: Please Help I Can’t Communicate (like once I could)
Please Help! “I feel as though I cannot communicate with anyone, it’s not that I do not want to…I can’t. I can’t think of anything to say to start a conversation, sometimes if I’m lucky ill get a conversation going but then random negative thoughts just come back into my head, I get flustered, and…
Read MoreMay 2013 be the Year you say Yes to your own Life!
It was the 27th of December when a message arrived that “shined bright” in my stream of updates on Facebook. Here struck me a person who knew her Self. And shares it so graciously. As we commence a new calendar year I offer this intention for us all to fully embrace getting in touch with…
Read MoreCan we ever still justify and therefor go to war when we have a Healthy Sense of Self?
War is what most people would like to see eliminated first thing on this earth. War disrupts people’s lives, tares our living environment apart, cripples and kills innocent people. Very few of us actively choose war so mostly it is imposed on us, civilians. War is a command given in a harsh and brutal tone…
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