If you’re convinced your future is bleak, then nothing you do in the present is going to amount to anything anyway, so why bother doing it?

Close your eyes and go back to your childhood. Pick out someone or something that seemed beautiful at the time. It might have been a stuffed animal, a member of your family, or something less personal, like the sound of rain. Whatever you choose, focus on it until it drowns out everything else. • Now imagine the same thing from an adult’s point of

Overall, your Life Force is increasing, but there are still down periods when Part X pushes you back into a hole. We want to state emphatically how important it is to accept the cyclical view of life. If you want to be fully alive—excited to get up in the morning, firing on all cylinders during the day, feeling like your life has purpose—you have

The fake version of truth is safe, removed, academic, because it occurs only in your head. The Truth—as a force—thunders through your entire being. It has a life of its own. The great American novelist David Foster Wallace expressed it beautifully: “The truth will set you free. But not until it is finished with you.”

Whatever habit you choose, close your eyes and admit it: “This habit is evil; it hurts people, damages my relationships, and diminishes me as a human being. There is no excuse for it.” Take note of how that admission feels. • Now imagine admitting that truth every time you lapse into the habit. How does that feel?

THE SOLUTION: The Mother tool creates hope out of despair. It gives you the resilience to bounce back from any defeat, no matter how great. Your relationship with the Mother becomes an unwavering source of support and confidence in your future.

If Viktor Frankl was able to see Beauty piercing through the bleakness of a Nazi concentration camp, it must indeed be everywhere, available at all times. Beauty is like the air surrounding you; you can breathe it in whenever you need to.

Athletes in every sport, on every level, have rituals designed to stimulate their Life Force.

Think about an area of life where you might be lying to yourself. Maybe you’ve promised to do something and you keep putting it off. Maybe you put all the blame on the other person whenever you have a fight with them. Maybe you’ve deluded yourself into believing someone close to you (spouse, friend, etc.) was working on himself when in fact he’s