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The Illusion of the Fight or Flight Response and Stress
By Cathy Eck Fight or Flight Response Science tells us that the fight or flight response is real. They say it’s a normal reaction to all the scary things out there…things that we can’t protect ourselves from. We label the fight or flight condition stress. Medicine admits that most diseases are the result of […]
Your Knowledge is Killing You, and You Don’t Know It
By Cathy Eck To Fall or Not to Fall; That is the Question Even if you are very non-religious, as I am, you have to realize that we live in a culture and marinate in a soup of beliefs that stem from the story of Adam and Eve. That single story created a belief […]
Incurable Means the Cure is Within
By Cathy Eck Incurable Every day billions of dollars are spent on therapists, doctors, drugs, and insurance companies in order to heal mental and physical diseases. What if all diseases are nothing more than an illusion? What if they are simply a lack of ease as the word disease suggests? What if we are all hypnotized to believe that […]
Near Death Experience or Letting Go of Everything at Once
By Cathy Eck Near Death Experience About every six months, I get an email with the story of Mellen-Thomas Benedict’s near death experience. In case you have missed this frequently circulated email, here is the link to his website: http://www.mellen-thomas.com/stories.htm. I’ve always enjoyed his story. I read it nearly every time it comes my […]
Addictions, Habits, and Obsessions: Breaking the Circle
Help! I’m addicted to food, drugs, porn, sex, washing my hands, television, cleaning, pleasing people, watching CNN, Facebook, Toddlers and Tiaras, gambling, wearing my wife’s bra… Addictions, Habits and Obsessions I often get questions on the topic of obsessions, habits, and addictions and decided it was time to write a post. This is a […]
The End of the Victimhood Advantage
If we go inside and really look at why we are stuck in victimhood, we often find that it is exactly what we needed. The caterpillar doesn’t feel victimized when it goes inward, and that is what allows it to be transformed into a beautiful butterfly. When we use victimhood as an advantage, fuel for our story, we get stuck; and we don’t dissolve our past as we should. We lose our opportunity to be reborn.
Getting Beyond Painful Memories
By Cathy Eck Painful Memories Color Our Future Painful memories are very important to let go because when we hold on to the beliefs and emotions connected with a painful memory, our future is colored by our past. And yet, most people avoid the painful memory, feeling like there is no use in dredging […]
Ending Struggle
It is tempting to jump in and help others when we see them struggle. But often helping others is not the best gift we can give. Struggle is necessary if one has the belief that they learn through struggle.