except life — An eighteenth century French prisoner. Who cares what happened to them on a Tuesday? Nothing matters, except life. Two people arguing about something. About what? It does not matter. Neither will remember the details of the conversation in a few days. So why persist with the argument? How often does…

I use affirmations and other scripted thought to help calm and center myself. But, with my history of debilitating OCD, I frequently check in to make sure those thought scripts aren’t turning into OCD rituals. For example, when I am distracted from present moment awareness by intrusive worries and fantasies…

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a simple method to determine whether to take a morally questionable action — When I’m not sure about whether or not to do something, I hold my hand in front of me and think, this is the person I am. Above it is the person I want to be. Below is the person I don’t want to be. Will the action I am…

Finding your higher self isn’t so much a matter of seeking it as it is a matter of removing obstacles obscuring it. These obstacles are put in place by our egos. As the ego settles down, the true self is revealed. One obstacle to meditation is the belief that our…

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Habits stifle cognitive and creative growth. People who do everything by habit are essentially living like zombies (except for the eating brains part, hopefully). OCD is a collection of powerful habits that can rule your life. But even when I got rid of my OCD, I found I was mindlessly…

Officially, there’s no cure for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Then again, according to Western Science there is no cure for any mental disorder, only treatment. …

“No is a complete sentence” — Nikki Myers, founder of Yoga of 12-Step Recovery You can’t light a candle with an extinguished match. Likewise, you are of little use to the world if you expend all of your life energy, your qi, neglecting to keep your inner flame lit. In…