Nov 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young • Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life. – Kitty O’Neill Collins One of my clients confessed recently that she is afraid of getting old. She just turned 60. Some readers will think that is already old. However, I have had clients turning 30 or 40 who have the same fear. ...

Oct 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young • I’ve developed a new philosophy… I only dread one day at a time. – Charlie Brown (Charles Schulz) If I had to pick one thing that causes my clients the most discomfort, I would have to say it is worry. Anxiety is a more intense form of worry and can also have a biochemical component. It can also be a state...

Sep 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. – Max Ehrmann Much of our frustration with life comes when things do not go according to plan. We plan an outing and it rains, we do not get the job we hoped for, the relationship ends or illness happens. “This wasn’t supposed to...

Aug 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young Have you ever been listening to a song and it suddenly became so irritating you had to flip to the next song? If you had continued listening, you would have become annoyed and irritable. Sometimes your thoughts are like that when you are worrying, replaying an incident or reliving past hurts. With a listening device like...

Jul 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young There are times when the pain of life can feel unbearable. The loss of a loved one, the break-up of a relationship, losing a job or having a serious illness can cause one to feel overwhelmed. The emotional pain is intense and sometimes the problem cannot be fixed. At times like this, the future can look bleak. It seems...

Jun 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. – Joseph Campbell It is normal to feel frustrated or disappointed when things go wrong. It is also normal to feel a sense of unfairness when we carry burdens to which others seem immune. The quality of our life...

May 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young I recently listened to a documentary about parallel universes. The suggestion is that the visible universe could lie on a membrane – combined strings of energy – floating within a higher-dimensional space. Two of these membranes could lie very close together and gravity could leak from one to the...

Apr 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young Sometimes, when relationships end, both parties are in agreement that it is time to move on. Difficult though it may be, it is even harder when it is over for one, but not for the other. When we first fall in love, it is all so romantic. We romanticize the love as well as the other person. We begin to build a new world with...

Mar 1, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young “What you think of me is none of my business.” – Terry Cole-Whittaker • It is amazing when we stop to think how much of our culture is based on what people think of us or more importantly what we think they think of us or what we want them to think of us. Fashion magazines, beauty products,...

Feb 8, 2012

UNIVERSE WITHIN by Gwen Randall-Young • Imagine a kindergarten class about to have “show and tell”. Every student in the class has a hand up because each wants to be the first to have a turn. When one finally goes first, a few pay attention, but many are thinking about what they will say when it is their turn. Others are just waiting for the...