Category: Mind & Insight

  • This Is The Truth

    God, the Creator of the Universe, loves you and all creation. You have the freedom to choose to love God, self, and others, or not. Loving God, self and others makes life more enjoyable and fulfilling. Humans evolved over many years from animals and still have many emotions and behaviors…

  • We Are Living in the Early Days of Civilization

    We Are Living in the Early Days of Civilization

      When I recently discovered the Teachings of Ptahhotep, the oldest surviving book in the world, published only 4500 years ago (more or less), something snapped inside my brain and I realized, we are living in the early days of civilization. Think about it. The dinosaurs ruled the earth for…

  • How To Overcome Anxiety And Panic Attacks

    By Buck Lawrimore, Director, Wise Insights Forum Many people are bothered by anxiety and panic attacks. In today’s high-stress world, anxiety is as common as headaches, and panic attacks are often involved. When I was in my 20’s, I suffered terribly from anxiety and panic attacks. This evolved into agoraphobia,…

  • The Many Benefits of Stoic Thinking

    I had only a brief brush with Stoic thinking as a philosophy major in college, and like most people, misunderstood its tremendous value. I thought “being Stoic” meant being tough and not showing your feelings. Nothing could be further from the truth. I was reintroduced to Stoic thinking when, based…

  • A Simple Framework for Better Decision-Making Using The Octocision Grid™

    When it comes time to make a decision, as it does many times each day, it’s important not to be too simplistic and jump without thinking, and it’s also important to think about the context and consequences without getting bogged down. Making good decisions in real time is a constant…

  • How To Stop Anxiety And Worry With Simple Thought Control

    How To Stop Anxiety And Worry With Simple Thought Control

    Anxiety: A Widespread Problem According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, “Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year.” As a young adult, I had serious…

  • Multiple Levels Of Reality

    I have been working for years on the idea that we all have the choice of viewing reality at different levels, with different consequences. Years ago I heard a Nobel prize-winning biologist deliver a lecture in which he said, “The purpose of life is the procreation of the germ plasm.”…

  • The Power Of Intention – Does It Work?

    I have long been fascinated with the power of intention. It was made popular by “The Secret” a couple of years ago but I have also read Wayne Dwyer’s “The Power of Intention” and also the book called “The Intention Experiment.” I was reminded of this today when I went…