TAG: self

How to Discover Your Life Purpose in About 20 Minutes

Steve Pavlina, Guest Writer Waking Times  How do you discover your real purpose in life? I’m not talking about your job, your daily responsibilities, or even your long-term goals. I mean the real reason why you’re here at all — the very reason you exist. Perhaps you’re a rather nihilistic person who doesn’t believe you

The Grand Illusion of Self: You’re Not The Person You Think You Are

Johanne Markus, Prevent Disease Waking Times As you rise every morning, one aspect of your self reassembles: the first-person observer of reality, inhabiting a human body. As you move on throughout your day, so does your sense of having a past, a personality and motivations. Your self is complete, as both witness of the world

What Is Happiness, Anyways?

Konstantin Eriksen, Guest Writer Waking Times What is happiness? What is success? The way you define these words can actually determine how successful you are in achieving your dreams. Often, people create an image of a specific set of external circumstances in their minds and think that by organizing their lives in such a way

The Power Within

Chris Renzo, Contributing Writer Waking Times As self-reflective beings we are gifted with tremendous creative power. Our self-reflections become known and felt on the inside through experience. And by honing in on these inner thoughts and feelings we enhance our ability to effectively live with purpose. We are always creating, but to the degree to

Thoughts On Detaching From Ego And Walking In Peace

Dr. Ben Kim, Prevent Disease Waking Times As I approach the last few years of my fourth decade on planet earth, I find myself feeling grateful for some of the conclusions that I’ve been able to draw from various life experiences. One in particular that I try to hold close to my heart, especially in

The Paradox of Free Will

Peter Russell, Spirit of Now Waking Times One of my earliest ventures into philosophy, back in high school, concerned the question of “free will versus determinism.” If the world unfolds according to fixed laws, then everything that happens is determined by events that have gone before. Since our brains are part of this world, their

Love Yourself Love Yoga

Colette Barry Waking Times “Love yourself—accept yourself—forgive yourself—and be good to yourself, because without you the rest of us are without a source of many wonderful things.” ~Leo F. Buscaglia When was the last time you stood in front of the mirror sharing feelings of contentment? Ever wondered why in this fast-paced life we often

We Are Becoming Consciousness Itself

This core Self or inner center which is left behind when all the various identities fall away, is the true essence of Self which emanates through all the layers of personality and mind. Very simply, it is the awareness “I Exist!” It can almost be described as the high vibratory frequency of love energy, individualized as each unique being, yet truly only One. This deep connection is being realized by many on planet Earth right now.


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