Tag: 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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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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Are You Ready To Face Your Demons?
Individual Healing and Growth Retreats: a new model by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay, LCSW In the long evolution of human consciousness, it’s harvest time! People are awakening to the experience (not just the belief) of who or what they are; spiritual beings in physical form. At this time, the synergy of collective karma makes…
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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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3 Ways Successful Couples Do Better
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 chance to speak. Use “I” statements. Using the word…
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Owning Stuff – How much is enough?
by Barry Kerr and Kristine Gay Ever stop to consider just how materially wealthy you really are? Think of all the things you own. Compared to most humans alive today and virtually everyone in history, you probably have more material comforts and possessions. Most royalty went with less. So how come we often just can’t…
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Initiation in The Great Pyramid! – a personal story.
by Barry J Kerr (This story really happened to me in August of 1984, exactly as told. I wrote this back then.) Prelude There it was, before me, rising majestically out of the infinite white sands of the Sahara desert, towering over the green foliage of the narrow Nile valley, as it has for probably…