Paul on December 4th, 2009

I’ve mentioned previously that I was re-reading the book How to win friends and influence people.  I’ve just finished it and while there is heaps of great material contained in that book, I found some of it contrasts with what I’ve come to understand and accept recently from writings such as The Power of Now.
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Paul on April 10th, 2009

For as long as I remember, I’ve known the term ego.  We nearly all know what it is… it’s basically just another word for pride.  Or at least, that’s how it is most often framed.  When we see someone acting up, they’re being a bit hoity-toity, we are likely to throw the term ego in [...]

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Paul on March 11th, 2009

I’ve been reading a book recently called The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle.  There’s heaps in there to keep you occupied; reading what is in there and learning to apply the principles can only make you grow spiritually in a big way.
The latest section is a very interesting and is near the end of [...]

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