Category: Spiritual Growth
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Addicted to Sex with Beautiful Women
by Barry Kerr A good friend recently told me he had come to the conclusion that he had a life-long sexual addiction to strikingly beautiful women, and it’s created problems all his life. Indeed, Dave, a handsome 64 year old, has had a number of sexual partners over the years, including three wives, each quite…
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Addicted to Arguing?
by Barry Kerr Like a good argument? I don’t mean a fight. I mean a good intellectual, logical argument. The kind that Socrates would approve of. If your answer is “yes”, then congratulations; you’re probably smarter than most others around you. Or at least you feel like it. It doesn’t take much to pull some…
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Relationships: When Good Communication Skills Aren’t Enough
by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay All kinds of wonderful books and workshops teach good communication skills and tools. How many of these do you practice? Respect timing. Ask permission or schedule a time. Talk in turns. Give your partner a chance to speak. Use “I” statements. Using the word “you” tends to sound like…
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Is Your Life Story Even True?
by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay Do you talk to yourself? Who doesn’t, right? The only people who take allot flak about this are the ones who do it out loud. And even some of them are tolerated, if it’s only momentary and doesn’t turn into too much drama. Yes, we all do it, but…
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The Rules For Being Human
The following “rules” are extremely simplified, but pretty much sum up the wisdom of the ages. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it will be yours for the entire period this time around. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full time, informal school called life.…
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Arguing – an addiction?
by Barry Kerr (This is a revised version of an article I published in Natures Pathways magazine in January, 2014 and previously published on this blog.) Like a good argument? I don’t mean an emotional fight. I mean a good intellectual, logical argument. The kind that Socrates would approve of. If your answer is “yes”,…
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Creativity: 5 Ways To Shut It Down
by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay Are you creative? For some, it’s an easy answer: “Yes! All the time.” For others, the question feels intimidating: “Sometimes, maybe, but not compared to others.” Does that second answer sound like you? At times, creativity can feel competitive. Art, music, and other contests judge people’s creations. And if…
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Managing Your Emotions – 3 Things NOT To Do
by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay How good are you at managing your emotions? Pretty good? That might be a problem. In western culture, most of us have been handicapped by a profound misunderstanding of the function of emotions. In fact, emotional dysfunction is epidemic, even among the mentally bright and materially abundant. Try this…
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Time alone — A love story
By Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay Ever notice how sometimes, when alone, you long to be with someone and sometimes, with someone, you can’t wait to be alone? It’s a natural rhythm we all feel, and as with most things, requires balance. Yet, there are times in life when you can experience such a prolonged…
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Experiencing the Divine – We are all Mystics
by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay In everyone, there is a mystic who is longing to return to the essence and oneness of divine, unconditional love, or to put it in religious terms, come home to God. Some people experience temporary moments of such bliss. Some maintain it day to day. Some only feel the…