People soon realise that, as persons, they are crippled or their growth is stunted in some way. They often turn to exercise to correct their physical state in the hope that the outcome will also be that their hearts are no longer stony, their minds not so bound to the world around them, and their emotions not so disordered.
Many others take up self-improvement programs. I've been invited to join such a group, called "Discover Your Potential". It runs over five Saturdays, from 9am-1pm and the cost is US$500. The participants are told that the investment of time and money will enable them to:
Christians know another factor is involved, too, in a happy life - a close relationship with the person who made it all possible, the person who is God. That orientation beyond ourselves, that life lived with the guidance of our Creator, is the most successful way, the direct way to the fullness of life. A relationship with the person who is God is also the quickest way to break from the aggressive consumerism that snares our hearts and minds in its deadly traps of materialism and selfishness. God is the source of peace, and the gospels acknowledge that, given the community's experience of the promised peace, joy, and fullness of life.
Many others take up self-improvement programs. I've been invited to join such a group, called "Discover Your Potential". It runs over five Saturdays, from 9am-1pm and the cost is US$500. The participants are told that the investment of time and money will enable them to:
All this seems like reinventing the wheel. "Know thyself!" is attributed to a wise Greek of the 6th Century BC. Buddhism and Catholicism have long fostered that deep meditation that produces peace, and a lifestyle that is disciplined, positively-oriented and thereby fulfilling, despite all manner of problems on the way.
- improve your quality of life
- learn how to work with your mind to adopt positive thinking
- gain insight into your conditioning and beliefs, why you do the things you do and how you can change them
- learn why you have the results you have right now and how you can improve them
- learn how to love yourself, appreciate yourself and build up self confidence
- Learn how to work with Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
- learn how to interact with others in a positive way, understand their motives and behavior
- understand your impact on others
- learn to manage your energy better
- learn how to meditate, how to live in the now, and how to reflect on nature in order to be able to understand yourself
- learn how to use affirmations & visualizations
- learn how to use the Law of Attraction to manifest your desires and goals
- find your passion in life
- experience happiness and piece of mind
Christians know another factor is involved, too, in a happy life - a close relationship with the person who made it all possible, the person who is God. That orientation beyond ourselves, that life lived with the guidance of our Creator, is the most successful way, the direct way to the fullness of life. A relationship with the person who is God is also the quickest way to break from the aggressive consumerism that snares our hearts and minds in its deadly traps of materialism and selfishness. God is the source of peace, and the gospels acknowledge that, given the community's experience of the promised peace, joy, and fullness of life.
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