We humans like to believe that we have control over the course of our lives. The point of human Faith in this model is that we can build and shape our lives through positive action. However, there are ... Read More about Championing a Bright Future
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Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Independence
No one is completely independent but most people learn to fend for themselves instead of their parents or other caretaker. Becoming independent, or self-sufficient, is an important part of a ... Read More about Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Independence
Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Awareness
Humans are aware of themselves at a level and to a degree not seen in any other species. The human child progressively becomes self-aware during the first four or five years of life. This ... Read More about Developing, Encouraging and Promoting Self-Awareness
Cultivating and Nurturing Self-Worth
How do we feel about ourselves, think of ourselves, and express our self-image in action? That is the essence of self-worth. We need a solid foundation in self-worth to be of use to ourselves and ... Read More about Cultivating and Nurturing Self-Worth
Hoping
From the bleak mid-winter of our souls, we emerge into hope. When we hope, we look to the future, as we wish it to be. It's utterly impossible for me to build my life on a foundation of chaos, ... Read More about Hoping
Renewal and Renewing
. In nature, spring brings renewal. There are also times of renewal in life. We don't even know how strong we are until we are forced to bring that hidden strength forward. In times of tragedy, of ... Read More about Renewal and Renewing
Journeying – Venturing
In addition to seeing life as an invitation, we can also see it as a journey. We make that journey by accepting the invitation to live fully. That invitation is naturally present. Life is not a ... Read More about Journeying – Venturing
Autonomy
We experience the self as an entity capable of making choices. Listen to the desires of your children. Encourage them and then give them the autonomy to make their own decision. [Denis Waitley] I ... Read More about Autonomy
Preferences – Desire
Without desire, we would care about nothing. All values systems rely on valuers, and our preferences. Desires/preferences are to values as cells are to organisms. Pan came out of the woods one ... Read More about Preferences – Desire