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- ***When To Compromise…And When Not To Compromise - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2014 from Margaret PaulDiscover when compromise is healthy and when it's self-abandoning. Compromise! What does this word conjure up for you? Is it is a positive or negative word for you? Does it bring up a sense of loving resolution, or a sense of losing yourself and losing your integrity? When you think about ...
Views: 934 - ***Developing The Habit Of Loving - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Like anything worth learning, developing the habit of loving takes practice. As you practice Inner Bonding, your brain develops the habit of loving. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." ~ Aristotle All of us develop ...
Views: 931 - ***Do You Make People Up? - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2014 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. ________________________________________ Do you often see people as you want them to be rather than as they are? Has this caused you problems in your relationships? ________________________________________ “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” ...
Views: 931 - ***Loving Yourself When Feeling Engulfed and Controlled - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, PhD November 15, 2016 What do you do when someone is trying to control you? Do you give in, argue or resist? Discover how to love yourself instead of abandoning yourself. Loving yourselfMost of us have had the experience in our relationships of someone trying to ...
Views: 908 - Loving Yourself When Feeling Overwhelmed - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2018 from Margaret PaulIn our stressful society, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. It’s easy to feel inundated with all we need to do, and besieged when too much is coming at us at once. It’s my experience that overwhelm comes from two different places: -If you are a highly sensitive person – which means that your ...
Views: 903 - Loving Yourself Can Heal Fear - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2017 from Margaret Paul"I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things he fears to do, provided he keeps doing them until he gets a record of successful experiences behind him." ~Eleanor Roosevelt I know from my own experiences that what Eleanor Roosevelt said in the above quote is very true. - I ...
Views: 901 - ***Loving Yourself in the Face of Others' Expectations - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2017 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, PhD February 07, 2017 How often are you stressed and frazzled in trying to meet others' expectations? You can learn to love yourself instead! I was staying at a friend's house on one of my teaching trips. I walked into the kitchen early one morning to find my friend ...
Views: 899 - ***Accessing Great Thoughts From Your Spiritual Guidance - by Submitted on Dec 27, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, PhD December 27, 2016 ________________________________________ Have you discovered what connects you with your spiritual Guidance and supports you in downloading 'great thoughts?' ________________________________________ "All truly great thoughts are conceived ...
Views: 893 - ***How To Stay Joyful All The Time - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. These three simple – but not always easy – choices can create such incredible joy! One of the things I love to do is walk every morning out in nature and do my Inner Bonding process. I've been walking almost every morning for at least the last 40 years, and doing ...
Views: 891 - Are These False Beliefs Controlling Your Life? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2018 from Margaret PaulWhat limiting beliefs are controlling your life? Do you identify with any of these common false beliefs? All of us absorbed numerous deep false beliefs as we were growing up, and these beliefs now govern much of what occurs in our work and our relationships. It is sometimes challenging to ...
Views: 888 - ***Are You a Trash Can for Others' Negativity? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. July 11, 2016 Do you allow others to dump their negativity - their complaints, judgments, anger, self-centeredness and sense of entitlement - onto you? Carmen, a client of mine, told me at the end of one of her sessions, "I'm no longer willing to be a trash can ...
Views: 882 - ***Why Loving Yourself Creates Sexual Passion With Your Partner - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2017 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, PhD February 13, 2017 Discover the great benefits to your relationship in learning to love yourself! What creates sexual passion? • First, there needs to be sexual chemistry between two people. Sexual chemistry can sustain passion for a while, but it isn't enough ...
Views: 877 - ***Self-Care: Are You Resistant to Health and Fitness? - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2014 from Margaret PaulDo you find yourself resisting or procrastinating taking loving care of yourself? ________________________________________ Of course you want to be healthy and fit! Who doesn't? But are you always motivated and willing to do what you need to do to create health and fitness? Are you ...
Views: 875 - ***Loving Yourself When You Feel Lonely - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, PhD December 13, 2016 Loneliness has much information for us when we open to it rather than judge it or avoid it with various addictions. One of the saddest and most dysfunctional aspects of our current culture is that it fosters loneliness. It's not hard to imagine ...
Views: 868 - ***Do You Have Patience? - by Submitted on Oct 18, 2016 from Margaret PaulHas having patience been a challenge for you? Discover an underlying cause of impatience. Some people seem to be naturally patient. I'm not one of those people. I think I was born impatient. I have spent a lot of time cultivating having patience and trying to understand what triggers me ...
Views: 867 - ***The Gifts Of Laughter And Tears - by Submitted on May 24, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. May 23, 2016 When you do not allow yourself to express yourself with laughter and tears, physical pain, due to stress and a lack of passion for life, may be the result. Ron grew up in a household where laughter and tears were never expressed. Anger was the main ...
Views: 867 - ***Who Is In Charge of Your Decision Making Process? - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. September 19, 2016 Which part of you – your ego wounded self or your loving adult – is in charge of your decision making process? Which part of you makes your day-to-day decisions, as well as your major decisions - your wounded self or your loving adult? Which ...
Views: 867 - Do You Tolerate Others Uncaring and Disrespectful Behavior? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2018 from Margaret PaulDo you make excuses for others’ uncaring and disrespectful behavior toward you to avoid losing them? I grew up with two parents who constantly lacked caring for my feelings and frequently treated me with deep disrespect. Looking back, I know that neither of them had any idea of how to ...
Views: 856 - ***Loving Yourself Creates Loving Connection With Others - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2017 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, PhD January 10, 2017 How often in your life have you felt that magical feeling of deeply connecting with another? Learn how loving yourself leads to having much more of this in your life. As humans, we are hard-wired to want to connect with each other. Until 10,000 ...
Views: 853 - *** Loving Yourself Through Holiday Stress - by Submitted on Dec 19, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, PhD December 19, 2016 ________________________________________ Do the holidays and other family events or gatherings stress you out? Discover what might be the underlying cause of this stress and what to do about it. ________________________________________ "OMG, ...
Views: 850 - Jealous? Heres Why. - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2018 from Margaret PaulIn her phone session with me, Katy was completely perplexed about her jealousy. "As you know, I broke up with my boyfriend, Jared, 6 months ago. By the time I broke up with him, I was really done with the relationship, and I have no desire to be with him. But last week I found out that he has ...
Views: 843 - Your Imagination Can Take You Where Knowledge Cannot Go - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2018 from Margaret PaulAre you limiting yourself to knowledge gained externally? Try using your imagination and opening to the limitless information available from the universe! "Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the ...
Views: 841 - Loving Yourself and Others Means Keeping Your Heart Open - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2018 from Margaret PaulRobyn and Dennis, together for three years but not married, consulted with me because they couldn’t seem to connect with each other. They loved each other but Dennis felt that Robyn had a wall up that stopped them from getting close. When Dennis stated that he experienced Robyn having a wall ...
Views: 839 - The Challenge of Evil - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2018 from Margaret PaulEvil has always been with us. It’s important to understand what it is and what each of us can do to counter it. Evil We are beings of free will, so we get to choose, moment-by-moment, who we want to be. We sometimes choose to put our ego wounded self in charge and act in unloving ways toward ...
Views: 839 - --- Love Yourself: 30-Day Inner Bonding Experience - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2018 from Margaret PaulThe next 'Love Yourself' Course starts February 21, 2018. Are you ready to learn how to love yourself? Love Yourself: A 30-Day Home-Study Inner Bonding Experience with Dr. Margaret Paul, to self-heal anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, addictions and relationships. "I feel like I have ...
Views: 831 - ***The Lies We Tell Ourselves - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Dr. Margaret Paul June 27, 2016 Our emotions are an accurate indication of when we are in truth and when we are lying to ourselves. Believe it or not, one of the great gifts we were born with is our emotions. Our emotions infallibly let us know when we are operating from the truth ...
Views: 826 - Why Self-Abandonment Can Kill You - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2020 from Margaret PaulWhy Self-Abandonment Can Kill You Click here to register for this webinar. This event will be recorded and available free for one week after the webinar - You will receive an email for the link when you register. https://www.innerbonding.com/webinar/3827 Hosted By Dr. Margaret ...
Views: 821 - ***Sustaining Love: The Importance Of Emotional Intimacy - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. September 12, 2016 Emotional intimacy is essential for sustaining love in a committed relationship. Discover how to create and nourish this deep connection. Loving coupleThink back to times you felt 'in love.' Aside from chemistry, what was it that drew you to ...
Views: 820 - What Makes You Feel Worthy and Lovable? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2018 from Margaret PaulDiscover what makes you feel worthy and lovable and what false beliefs might be in the way of taking this loving action. Take a moment to think about this: What do you believe makes you feel worthy and lovable? Do you believe you are worthy when you receive others’ approval? Do you ...
Views: 812 - Instant Healing Of Your Ego Wounded Self? It Doesn't Exist - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2018 from Margaret PaulDo you think you should be farther along in your healing than you are? Do you get discouraged when dealing with the same issues over and over? You’re not alone! "How long will it take me to heal?" "I've been practicing Inner Bonding for 6 months now and I still get stuck in my wounded ...
Views: 809 - ***Relationships: Are You A Taker Or A Caretaker – Or Both? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. July 18, 2016 If your relationships are challenging, you might want to gain awareness and understanding of the taker-caretaker relationship system. As we all know, relationships are generally very challenging, and one of the reasons is that we bring into our ...
Views: 806 - The Loneliness Epidemic - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2018 from Margaret PaulAre you lonely? Do you believe you just need to learn to live with this? Recent research on loneliness indicates that almost half of Americans experience themselves as lonely, and, surprising, more young people are lonely than the elderly. ...
Views: 802 - Do You Really WANT Responsibility For Your Feelings? - by Submitted on Apr 30, 2018 from Margaret PaulDeciding that you WANT responsibility for yourself and your feelings is one of the biggest changes you can make in your life. Miles was stuck. His financial situation was scary and there was constant conflict with his wife and two children. He was in deep despair and he felt angry and very ...
Views: 797 - ***Relationship Advice: Are You Giving To Get Love? - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. July 04, 2016 Are you giving love to your partner or others for the joy of giving, or are you giving to get love, attention or approval? I received the following email, asking for my help: "Hi, my name is Adam. I am living with my parents and I'm thinking of ...
Views: 796 - My Guidance’s Directions to Joy - The Secrets to Bliss! - by Submitted on May 14, 2018 from Margaret PaulFollowing these ‘directions’ from my guidance can bring you much peace, joy and manifestation of your dreams! One of the things I’ve learned to do is follow the directions my guidance gives to me. This has led me to have an amazing life that I love. But since I know that there is always more ...
Views: 792 - How Can They Live With Themselves? - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2018 from Margaret PaulI am outraged. It’s now well known that big pharma pays off doctors regarding the safety of drugs, including opioids, which is causing the high death toll from these drugs. It’s not as well known that the SSRI antidepressant drugs are also partly responsible for the mass shootings. Every ...
Views: 787 - ***Staying Connected As A Loving Adult In The Face Of Conflict - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2016 from Margaret PaulHave you found it hard to stay open in the face of conflict? Does your wounded self quickly take over, and your conflict resolution skills disappear? Allison asked me the following question: "I practice Inner Bonding when I feel I need it. I basically feel connected and when something is ...
Views: 783 - ***Romance And The Power Of Hugs - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Hugs can be romantic or disconnecting, depending on your intent in hugging. Has the romance gone out of your relationship? Has work and/or parenthood left you no time for romance, connection and intimacy? A major challenge for parents, especially new parents, is ...
Views: 782 - Passionate Purpose, Vibrant Health! A 30-Day at home - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2020 from Margaret PaulPassionate Purpose, Vibrant Health! A 30-Day at home Experience with Dr. Margaret Paul The next course will start on April 15th, 2020, and is offered only once a year. Are you ready to discover your calling, and have the health and vitality to pursue it? Passionate Purpose, Vibrant ...
Views: 782 - ---Loving Yourself by Getting Organized - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2018 from Margaret Paul"Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone." - Pablo Picasso Do you struggle with: -Procrastination -Clutter -Overwhelm -Disorganization -Being late -Guilt over not getting things done or not following through with commitments -Anxiety over things ...
Views: 776 - --- Love Yourself: 30-Day Inner Bonding Experience - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2018 from Margaret PaulThe next 'Love Yourself' Course starts February 21, 2018. Are you ready to learn how to love yourself? Love Yourself: A 30-Day Home-Study Inner Bonding Experience with Dr. Margaret Paul, to self-heal anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, addictions and relationships. "I feel like I have ...
Views: 765 - ***Speaking Up For Your Inner Child - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Do you speak up for your inner child – your feeling self – when someone is judgmental toward you, or they are blaming you or discounting you? What do you generally do when you are in an interaction with someone and you are feeling anxious, scared or lonely from ...
Views: 759 - A Major Cause of Stress - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2018 from Margaret PaulDiscover that stress is NOT being caused primarily by people or situations, but by your own thoughts and actions. We tend to think of stress as something that occurs because of outside events, such as having financial problems, relationship problems, health problems, or from having too much ...
Views: 754 - Loving Yourself Heals An Addiction To Anger - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2018 from Margaret PaulThink for a moment about the last time you got angry with someone. At that moment, what was most important to you - getting what you wanted or being caring? Obviously, at the moment that you get really angry at someone, it is more important to you to get what you want than it is to be caring. ...
Views: 751 - Love Yourself: A 30-Day Inner Bonding Experience - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2019 from Margaret PaulThe next 'Love Yourself' Course starts August 7th, 2019. Are you ready to learn how to love yourself? Love Yourself: A 30-Day Home-Study Inner Bonding Experience with Dr. Margaret Paul, to self-heal anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, addictions and relationships. "I can hardly find ...
Views: 749 - Frequency: Your Spiritual Guidance & The Art of Manifestation - by Submitted on Dec 26, 2018 from Margaret PaulNext course - January 9, 2019 This course is offered only once a year Are you ready to experience that you are never alone and to manifest your dreams? A 30-Day Home-Study Experience with Dr. Margaret Paul - to Connect With or Deepen Your Connection With Your Spiritual Guidance and Learn ...
Views: 740 - Procrastination and Loving Yourself are Mutually Exclusive - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2018 from Margaret PaulDo you find yourself procrastinating when you have hard or boring stuff to do? Do you then judge yourself for procrastinating? There is a way out of this! What do you do when you have stuff to do that is hard for you, or stuff that may be really boring to you - like studying for an exam, ...
Views: 734 - ***Are You Forgetting Your Guidance? - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2015 from Margaret Paul______________________________________________________ Are you a person who has experienced being tuned into your spiritual Guidance, yet you frequently forget to check in, especially in times of anxiety and stress?_______________________________________________________ Gerald was raised ...
Views: 732 - Beyond Addictions to Health, It's Not About Willpower - by Submitted on Mar 20, 2018 from Margaret PaulDo you say you want to be healthy but continue to turn to various substance addictions? Do you believe that it’s just a matter of will power? As we all know, many people in our country are suffering from obesity and major health issues. It’s interesting to explore this in terms of ...
Views: 725 - Guilty And Trapped When Someone Is Needy - by Submitted on May 07, 2018 from Margaret PaulDo you want to be in a committed relationship, yet end up feeling shut down and trapped instead? Jackson grew up with a mother who completely emotionally abandoned herself. When she was upset, she would get a long-suffering look on her face, her eyes would fill with tears, and she would ...
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