CHAPTER 8

Living a More Powerful Life

At those times in our lives when we feel under siege, why do many of us turn toward the spiritual? Why do we begin asking questions about meaning? It’s because when we perceive that we’re beyond our own capacities and beyond our limits, we look for a source larger than ourselves to give us the energy and the strength to get through the challenging situation.

The Spiritual

By “spiritual” I am not talking about specific religions or belief systems. What I’m referring to is the universal human instinct to search for meaning and to draw upon an inspiration bigger than ourselves. Whenever we’re having challenges in our lives, whether large or small, we don’t want to feel that our own little energy system is all ...

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