What Does My Attraction to Hyper-Violent Movies Say About Me?
April 29, 2010 – 7:47 am | No Comment

The Monkey and I attempt to understand our attraction to violence in film, an attraction well-manifested even in supposedly sane, spiritually-inclined, and well-balanced human beings, like us, for instance.

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Desire Statement: My Ideal Business Life
July 6, 2009 – 8:54 am | No Comment
Desire Statement: My Ideal Business Life

The Monkey and I discuss the power of “desire statements” and how we used one to amplify our “ideal business life.”

My Vision Board
July 4, 2009 – 7:02 am | No Comment
My Vision Board

The Monkey and I reveal what’s on our vision board.

Top 100 Best Personal Development Books
January 21, 2009 – 10:22 am | 7 Comments
Top 100 Best Personal Development Books

Photo by: Judith P. Abrahamsen
Although I was a literature major in college, lately I find the only thing my mind is interested in consuming for my daily reading is non-fiction, and particularly books that will …

Steve Pavlina’s Take on Polyamory Causes Me to Re-think My Marriage
January 12, 2009 – 8:11 am | 7 Comments
Steve Pavlina’s Take on Polyamory Causes Me to Re-think My Marriage

Image by: Kriss Szkurlatowski
Like many others with an eye on the “internet Personal Development scene” I was taken aback at the beginning of 2009 when the popular blogger Steve Pavlina announced to the world that …

Was My Car Break-In A Sign of the Law of Attraction at Work?
January 10, 2009 – 8:11 am | No Comment
Was My Car Break-In A Sign of the Law of Attraction at Work?

Photo by: Aaron Gardner
This week I was traveling in Rhode Island on business and spent two nights in a Residence Inn in Coventry, Rhode Island, not too far south of Providence (I guess everyplace in …

Internet Self-Help Guru Steve Pavlina Decides to Have Sex with Women Who Are Not His Wife
January 4, 2009 – 9:44 am | 105 Comments
Internet Self-Help Guru Steve Pavlina Decides to Have Sex with Women Who Are Not His Wife

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For the past several years I have been following Steve Pavlina’s Personal Development blog, www.stevepavlina.com. I first stumbled across his blog about three years ago after typing in the words, “what is …

What To Do About Bad News: 4 Simple Steps
December 31, 2008 – 9:20 am | No Comment
What To Do About Bad News: 4 Simple Steps

Images by: Steve Knight and Miamiamia
If you happen to watch the news or read about current events on the internet on a daily basis you are exposing yourself to a large quantity of negative images, …

Overcoming Defensiveness, Part 4: How to Cage the Savage Beast of Self
December 27, 2008 – 8:50 am | No Comment
Overcoming Defensiveness, Part 4: How to Cage the Savage Beast of Self

Images by: Sam LeVan, Lynne Lancaster
Last week I was sitting in the “pews” during our Sunday spiritual service and noticed a brass placard affixed to the seat in front of me. The seats to …

12 Simple Steps to Everyday Happiness
December 13, 2008 – 10:30 am | No Comment
12 Simple Steps to Everyday Happiness

Photo by: Robert Owen-Wahl
A few months ago I was in a really good space with my job, my relationship, my finances, my family. Satisfied with the direction my life was heading, I took a …

The Dark Night of the Soul: Don’t Quit Before the Miracle Happens
December 3, 2008 – 11:38 pm | No Comment
The Dark Night of the Soul: Don’t Quit Before the Miracle Happens

Photo by: Jenny Rollo
Last week I was out on the road visiting a customer in the middle of Massachusetts.  By the time I reached her, the sky had darkened into evening and a chill was in …