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: https://www.mellen-thomas.com/stories.htm. I've always enjoyed his story. I read it nearly…
By Cathy Eck Looking for Blame in all the Wrong Places After a shooting or tragedy like Sandy Hook Elementary, Columbine, or Aurora, Colorado, people always look for something or someone to blame. And they never look in the right place, the cause. I watched an interview recently with…
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…
By Cathy Eck This article is meant for you to determine if you might be ready for something which was once called initiation. Initiation is not the same as walking a spiritual path, improving our mind, releasing our emotions, enlightenment, or ascension. So read carefully; you might discover that you thought…
By Cathy Eck What is Ethical Manipulation? Recently, I listened to a webinar on blog marketing. The leader said she was teaching us how to market using ethical manipulation. I'm not much for marketing, which you probably know already if you read my blog. But, I'm always open to…
The most important choice we make in life is whether we live our authentic life or the life that others want us to live. Our Innate Desire to Live an Authentic Life Deep inside, we are all most joyful when we are living our authentic life. We want to…