Sublime

Reading Maslow is like putting on a new pair of glasses that allow you to see people more clearly. He says, “Although human beings are capable of being selfish, lustful, and aggressive, that is not what they are fundamentally. Beneath the surface, at the psychological and biological core of human nature, we find basic goodness and decency. When peo

What if you took 100 percent responsibility for her openness, freedom, and joy?

Why did she endure such treatment? She had come to look to men for the kind of deep affirmation and acceptance that only God can provide. As a result, she became a slave to love.

What’s a “defect of character?” Here are a few to get you thinking: Using denial to not address a problem, fear of being on your own due to abandonment issues, expressing anger to stunt yourself emotionally, lying to yourself that “everything is fine,” stuffing your emotions down and replacing openness with emotional eating, or trying to save other

After I detached and took responsibility for myself, I wondered if maybe other people weren’t the reason I hadn’t been living my own life; maybe they were just the excuse I’d needed. My destiny—my todays and tomorrows—looked pretty grim.