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- ***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: 828 - ***Are You Hard On Yourself? 9 Reasons to Love Yourself Instead - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2014 from Margaret PaulIf you are hard on yourself, do you believe that this is helpful to you? You might want to re-evaluate this false belief. Are you hard on yourself? Do you think this is a good thing? Do you believe this motivates you to do better? Think again. If you are doing well, it's likely in ...
Views: 1166 - ***Are You Hiding? - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2013 from Margaret PaulDo you hide from your feelings when you are challenged by life? Or do you allow your feelings to overwhelm you? You CAN learn to manage them and learn from them. "The art of living lies not in eliminating but in growing with troubles." ~ Bernard M. Baruch "How ...
Views: 1433 - ***Are You Playing Too Small? - by Submitted on May 16, 2014 from Margaret PaulAre you limiting your life – allowing fear to stop you from doing what brings you joy? "There is no passion to be found playing small - in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living." ~Nelson Mandela Do you feel passionate about your ...
Views: 1243 - ***Are You Relationship-Avoidant? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2014 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ Do you believe that you want a relationship but never seem to find the 'right one?' ________________________________________ Most people say they want to be in a relationship, yet they consistently do things that keep them from achieving this. If you ...
Views: 1160 - ***Are You Selling Your Soul? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2015 from Margaret PaulYou might not think you are selling your soul, but is this true? What have you given up for money and possessions? Have you given up kindness to get ahead? Have you given up family time for a bigger TV? Have you given up fun for a new car? Have you given up hobbies for a ...
Views: 1513 - ***Are You Stuck in One-Way Relationships - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2014 from Margaret PaulDo you sometimes feel trapped with some who wants to be listened to but doesn't want to listen to you? ________________________________________ One of the common complaints I hear from my clients is that they listen well but they end up just listening and never being heard. This is the ...
Views: 1098 - ***Authenticity, Transparency and Integrity - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Margaret PaulDo you know how to discern when someone is being transparent and authentic and when they are being duplicitous? We seem to be living in a time when authenticity and transparency are not highly valued. We have only to look at government and many government agencies such as the FDA, politics, ...
Views: 2254 - ***Breaking Down or Breaking Open - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2012 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ Breaking down keeps you stuck, while breaking open allows you to discover the power within yourself. ________________________________________ "Something I didn't want to happen, happens. I feel the resistance build within. I feel the pressure to ...
Views: 2448 - ***Burned by Coffee or Burned by Heartbreak - They Feel the Same - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Margaret Paul"Science has finally confirmed what anyone who's ever been in love already knows: Heartbreak really does hurt." www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/03/28/burn.heartbreak.same.to.brain/index.html"In a new study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have found that the same brain ...
Views: 2360 - ***Can I Change A Narcissist? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2013 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ Sometimes we are clueless regarding the subtle ways we are trying to control, while being very aware of a partner's controlling behavior. ________________________________________ Tara asked me the following question: "Dear Dr. Paul, How do you ...
Views: 1314 - ***Can We Run Out Of Love? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2014 from Margaret PaulIs your experience of love that it is scarce and limited? "Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Love never decreases by being shared. ~Chinese Proverb There seems to be a myth that love is scarce – that ...
Views: 2406 - ***Can You Love Others? - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from Margaret PaulWhat is loving to yourself and others is not always clear. This article presents some important questions to consider. "Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you." Wayne Dyer, Author ...
Views: 1637 - ***Caring: For Outcomes or for Joy - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Margaret PaulMany people have the ability to truly care and receive joy when caring from the heart. Yet even very caring people sometimes find themselves using caring as a form of control. Take a moment right now to think about a situation today in which you were caring - at home, at work, with a friend, ...
Views: 2398 - ***Challenges of The Dating Scene - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2013 from Margaret PaulDating provides many opportunities to learn and grow. Discover some of what you can learn that will be very valuable for you. Franklin writes: "I am a 68 year old male who was married for 27 years and now divorced 15 years. I have fallen in love with a woman after only three ...
Views: 1302 - ***Change Your Life With This Simple Act - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2013 from Margaret PaulDo you understand the power of kindness to change your life? "Extend to each person, no matter how trivial the contact, all the care and kindness and understanding and love that you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same ...
Views: 1484 - ***Conflict: Why Do You Argue, Why Do You Fight in Conflict? - by Submitted on Jan 03, 2009 from Margaret PaulThink about the last time you had a conflict with someone and you argued - with your partner, your friend, your parent, your child, or someone else in your life. What did you argue about, and why did you spend your energy arguing or fighting? Reasons for Arguing and Fighting Here are some of ...
Views: 3073 - ***Connecting With Loved Ones - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2008 from Margaret PaulAs social beings, our desire for connection is a deep and powerful force within us. Babies who do not experience connection with a caregiver do not thrive or may even die. Deep connection with another is one of the greatest joys in life. Yet for many people, this deep and joyous connection ...
Views: 2746 - ***Connection: Our Deepest Desire - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2013 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ We all deeply desire connection with others, but what is necessary for us to have this? ________________________________________ When we were born, the most important thing to us was connection with our mother. We needed connection with her body for ...
Views: 1359 - ***Controlling Behavior: Are Your Eyes On Your Partner's Plate? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. March 14, 2016 _____________________________________________________________________________________ It is often tempting to tell others what to do, especially when it is obvious that they are not taking care of themselves. Discover why this usually backfires and what ...
Views: 1596 - ***Courage - by Submitted on May 20, 2015 from Margaret Paul___________________________________________________________________Do you have the courage to do the things you are afraid of, or do you allow fear to stop you?___________________________________________________________________ "I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the ...
Views: 1511 - ***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: 1119 - ***Do You Believe You Are Worthy of Love? - by Submitted on May 23, 2014 from Margaret PaulDo you sometimes find yourself resisting receiving love because you believe you don't deserve it? Have you ever heard yourself say, "I'm not worthy of love," or "I'm not worth loving," or "I'm unworthy of God's love"? I frequently hear this from my ...
Views: 1177 - ***Do You Compare Yourself to Others? - by Submitted on May 09, 2014 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ How often do you feel one-up or one-down in comparison to others? ________________________________________ When you were growing up, did your parents compare you to others? Were you compared to siblings or other family members? Did your parents ...
Views: 1079 - ***Do You Define Your Adequacy By Looks and/or Performance? - by Submitted on May 24, 2013 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ What was valued and approved of in your family as you were growing up? ________________________________________ When you were growing up, how did you learn to define your worth? Here are some of the things my clients have said to me: • In my ...
Views: 1216 - ***Do You Experience Life As A Burden Or As A Sacred Privilege? - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2015 from Margaret PaulLearn how to embrace life as the sacred privilege it is rather than be stuck just getting through. Peter experiences life as a burden - a sentence to get through that is filled with suffering. Peter trudges through his life, experiencing little joy. He works hard, makes enough money to feel ...
Views: 1417 - ***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: 1090 - ***Do You Have The Courage to Love Yourself? - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2017 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, PhD January 31, 2017 Discover why it takes great courage to learn to love yourself, and why it's so important to make loving yourself one of your highest priorities. Loving Yourself"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more ...
Views: 1192 - ***Do You Have Trouble Making Decisions? - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2014 from Margaret PaulDoes the fear of making a mistake immobilize you when you need to make a decision? Do you ever have trouble making decisions? Which rug to buy for your floor? Which couch to choose? What color to paint your walls? What you feel like doing on your days off? What kind of work you ...
Views: 1043 - ***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: 1033 - ***Do You Put Pressure on Yourself? - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2014 from Margaret Paul______________________________________ Pressuring yourself might be causing resistance, stress, anxiety, physical pain, insomnia and even illness. ________________________________________ How many of you put a lot of pressure on yourself? How often do you feel anxious because of this ...
Views: 1299 - ***Do You Remember What You Say When You are Enraged? - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2014 from Margaret PaulDiscover why any kind of engaging when someone is angry is a waste of energy. "Rage can…shut off the hippocampus [linked to memory], and people with out-of-control anger may not be lying when they say they don't recall what they said or did in that altered state of ...
Views: 1040 - ***Do You See The Obstacle Or The Goal? - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2012 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ Where does your mind generally go - to the obstacles or to the goal? You CAN change your mindset if it is stopping you from having what you want. ________________________________________ Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your ...
Views: 1777 - ***Do You See Your Essence and The Essences of Your Children? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2015 from Margaret PaulDo you really see your children? If you operate from core shame and cannot see the beauty of your own essence, your children will not feel seen by you. Yet they need to be seen by you to truly value themselves. ________________________________________ One of the things I loved doing as a ...
Views: 1404 - ***Does Controlling Others Make You Feel Happy? - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2013 from Margaret PaulAre you aware of the feelings you cause yourself when you attempt to control others rather than love yourself? "I have never been able to conceive how any rational being could propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others." - Thomas ...
Views: 1183 - ***Does Your Life Feel Alive And Meaningful? - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2016 from Margaret PaulDo you find that nothing really excites you or holds much meaning for you? Does your life lack aliveness, passion and purpose? Vera sought out counseling with me because her doctor advised her to discover the emotional causes of her chronic fatigue. Vera, a successful stockbroker, was in a ...
Views: 1146 - ***Does Your Morning Routine Support Your Creativity? - by Submitted on May 25, 2012 from Margaret PaulHave you decided that you are not creative? Do you feel a deadness regarding creativity? “Everything about the way we start our day runs counter to the best conditions for thinking creatively,” wrote Annie Murphy Paul in an article entitled “Why Morning Routines Are Creativity Killers.” ...
Views: 1874 - ***Does Your Partner Judge You In Front Of Others? - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2014 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ Do you get stuck not knowing what to say or do when your partner treats you disrespectfully? ________________________________________ Louise asked me: "Do you have any suggestions on what to say when my husband says unloving words to me in front ...
Views: 1118 - ***Embracing Panic - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2014 from Margaret PaulDiscover how to manage panic in a way that allows it to dissipate rather than escalate. "That's the strange thing about panic – when we lean into it, it loosens it's grip on us." Daniel Siegel, M.D. "The power of reflection allows us to approach, rather than ...
Views: 1149 - ***Fear Of Death - by Submitted on May 23, 2008 from Margaret Paul"The modern tradition of equating death with an ensuing nothingness can be abandoned. For there is no reason to believe that human death severs the quality of the oneness in the universe." - Larry Dossey, MD Kenny, a client of mine, told me that his mother had a stroke and has been left totally ...
Views: 3551 - ***Fear Of Failure - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2008 from Margaret PaulFailure! What do you feel when you think about failure? Inadequate? Unworthy? Unlovable? It is so sad that you might have learned to link failure to your value as a person. Most people who are successful in their work and their relationships have experienced many failures along their road to ...
Views: 2757 - ***Fear of Failure: What Does Failure Mean to You? - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2008 from Margaret PaulWhat do you believe about failure? The ego wounded part of ourselves, the left-brain part of ourselves that has been programmed with many false beliefs, often believes that: "If I fail, I am a failure." "If I fail, I am stupid." "If I fail, no one will like me or value me." "If I fail, then ...
Views: 2822 - ***Feeling Disconnected From Your Partner? - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2011 from Margaret Paul"We can't seem to connect anymore."This is one of the most common complaints I hear in my counseling practice.We all know that it is generally easy to connect at the beginning of a relationship - before all the protections and defenses come up. But what do you do to reconnect once you ...
Views: 5884 - ***Finally! Studies Prove That Spanking Doesn’t Work - by Submitted on May 03, 2012 from Margaret Paul“A new analysis concludes that spanking fails to alter kids' behavior in the long term. What it does instead is amp up their aggression.” From “Why Spanking Doesn’t Work,” by Bonnie Rochman |@brochman | February 6, 2012 http://healthland.time.com/2012/02/06/why-spanking-doesnt-work/?hpt=hp_t3 ...
Views: 3012 - ***Find your Genius - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2012 from Margaret PaulWe are all geniuses. Are you ready to find your genius? “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” ~ Albert Einstein Did you know that everybody is a genius? I love this quote by Einstein because ...
Views: 3312 - ***Finding The Partner Of My Dreams - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2013 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ Are you seeking the formula for attracting the partner of your dreams? Here it is! ________________________________________ Rochelle asks: "If I assess myself quite objectively, if I know my accomplishments as well as my drawbacks, is there a ...
Views: 1218 - ***First-Date Blues – What Can you Learn? - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2013 from Margaret Paul________________________________________ Dating is challenging for many. Here are some tips to turn it into a learning adventure. ________________________________________ Sometimes, dating can be discouraging, or it can be a learning experience. One of the things I encourage my dating ...
Views: 2665 - ***Following A Child's Lead - by Submitted on May 10, 2008 from Margaret PaulHow long should your child breast-feed? Should your child go to pre-school? Should your child sleep with you or by him or herself? What about home-schooling vs. attending school? Most people who choose to have children want to be good parents, and they have many questions about what would be ...
Views: 2225 - ***Friendship: Connection or Neediness? - by Submitted on May 02, 2014 from Margaret PaulDo you have problems having truly connected friendships? Friendship is a big topic. There are people who always seem to have many friends, and others who can't seem to find the way to make friends. Some people have deeply connected friendships, and others have only superficial ...
Views: 1184 - ***From Atheist To The Joy of Divine Grace - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2016 from Margaret PaulBy Margaret Paul, Ph.D. February 15, 2016 _______________________________________________________________________________ The state of Divine Grace is a most wonderful experience, and it's available to all of us – even if you are an atheist. ...
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