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by Michael Parise | Jun 18, 2012
Confession: I’ve been on a search all my life for true happiness. Haven’t we all? As a child happiness came almost automatically. Our experiences were fresh and new. However we performed academically, school opened up new worlds of possibility for happiness. How...
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by Michael Parise | Jun 12, 2012
I’ve managed to rid myself of a lot of false guilt, rooted in lousy feelings and self-defeat. Guilt for me is rather my knowing that I’ve done something I should not do, that violates my own values and ethics. But guilt comes in a lot of other forms. It can feel...
by Michael Parise | Jun 7, 2012
The masculine and the feminine: both are present in each of us. Both create a tension that challenges personal relationships and professional alliances. In my previous post I wrote about what women want from their men. I will now address the other side of the coin....
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by Michael Parise | Jun 5, 2012
What is your deepest desire? If there were no limits at all placed on achieving what you really want in your life, what would it be? Sensing that we do not deserve or cannot achieve our deepest desires is self-defeating. We were not meant to dream in vain. The...
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by Michael Parise | Jun 4, 2012
Susan and I have been friends since 1996 when I first went to her studio for art lessons. This week she’s turned 65 and is younger than ever. She’s constantly recreating herself. Whenever Susan gets feeling low, she either goes out for a brisk run, or, in the...
