By Cathy Eck The Initiation Story The movie, "Life of Pi," is a perfectly crafted initiation story. As a young child, Pi grows up in a zoo. One day, he pays a visit to the Bengal tiger's cage. He reaches into the cage and holds out a piece of…
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…
By Cathy Eck How Do I Know A Belief From the Truth? I’m often asked the question, “What do I mean by beliefs?” People can relate to a belief in ghosts, Santa Claus, or the bogeyman. They can understand a belief in a certain religion, cultural concept,…
By Cathy Eck Always Look Under the Rug My little sister was a real handful. If she didn’t want to obey my mother, she just pretended to do whatever my mother wanted and then hid any evidence to the contrary. She was a skinny child and so my mother…
By Cathy Eck The new thought movement has convinced people that positive thinking is the Holy Grail. But it is not. It is simply a pretty good band-aid that will eventually come off and reveal the unhealed wound. The Dark Side of Positive Thinking Given the power of the new…
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.
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…
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.
By Cathy Eck In the ancient world, abundance was considered natural and normal. The idea of rich and poor was a fallen state just like the state of good and evil. The ancient masters manifested whatever they needed when they needed it. That was living from the abundance mentality. They…
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pride By Cathy Eck Pride and False Humility, the Evil Twins Pride is a word that confused me for a very long time. I learned from others that pride was bad. In fact, it was one of the Seven Deadly Sins. People around…