. Are you too vain? Dictionary.com defines vain as the following: 1. excessively proud of or concerned about one’s own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy. 2. proceeding from or showing personal vanity: vain remarks. 3. ineffectual or unsuccessful; futile: a vain effort. 4. without real significance, value, or importance; baseless or worthless:
. “Spiritual practices help us move from identifying with the ego to identifying with the soul. Old age does that for you too. It spiritualizes people naturally.” ~ Ram Dass . Ever caught yourself in a heated argument… with yourself? Don’t worry because it’s fairly common. Those different voices in your head can be your
“Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.” ~ Voltaire Ever feel like you’re swimming upstream? Like no matter how hard you try, certain goals remain frustratingly out
Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) provide compelling evidence for the Other Side Perspective. This post explores the research, patterns, and insights from NDEs that can help us live more meaningful lives. Here are some Surprising & Life-Changing Near-Death Experience Patterns I’ve found: https://stephenpetullo.com/surprising-life-changing-near-death-experience-patterns/ Understanding NDEs Dr. Raymond Moody, in his 1975 book Life After Life, created the
“Birth in the physical is death in the spiritual. Death in the physical is birth in the spiritual.” ―Edgar Cayce, Reincarnation & Karma The Other Side Perspective (OSP) is a spiritual approach to viewing life’s challenges through a broader lens. This two-part series explores how understanding near-death experiences and spiritual concepts can help us navigate
“All my discoveries have been made in answer to prayer.”—Isaac Newton Your soul knows what you need, and you can access this wisdom by asking for it. I call these convos with my soul, subconscious, and/or spiritual helpers. Whom should you ask for help? Researching a question and asking professionals or loved ones for
“Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.”—Rumi Studies show the power of gratitude. For example, the Greater Good Science Center, with Robert Emmons of the University of California, Davis, launched in 2011 Expanding the Science and Practice of Gratitude (ESPG). https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/major_initiatives/expanding_gratitude/about_project They found gratitude improves sleep, well-being,
“It’s one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself, to forgive. Forgive everybody.”—Maya Angelou I wish I had known in my younger years the power of forgiveness. It would have made my life so much easier! By resisting, I was giving the perpetrators energy and feeding the negative energy, which escalated the situations. Resentment,
. “Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.”—Nhat Hanh “Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.”—Gautama Buddha “Happiness depends on how you accept, understand and surrender to situations.”—Mātā Amritānandamayī
. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.”—Oscar Wilde . I used to be quite idealistic about love and relationships. It’s not surprising when you consider how we’re influenced by the romances in fairytales, movies, and elsewhere. But my perception changed over the years after being a matchmaker in the 1990s and
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