We have all been hurt and betrayed in one way or another sometime in our lives. When we are hurt and betrayed there's a natural response or reaction that is quite involuntary: we close and cringe. This would be analogous to what happens when a person touches a very hot surface: there is an involuntary response that causes you to quickly move your hand away.

The nervous signal that causes us to snap our hands off the hot surface does not go up to the brain initially. We feel the pain later because the signal travels through a different nerve fiber to the brain, only then we become aware of what happened. The initial reaction is to move the hand, with no thought involved, and no awareness of the heat; the body does that to protect itself from tissue damage. It is this lack of initial awareness of potential damage to the hand that reflects the unconscious nature of reactions.

Just as in the hot surface example, emotionally we also quickly snap away from situations that are hurtful to...

What would happen if you took every person and circumstance in your life and viewed them as lessons? Lessons that needed to be learned before you continue on your journey through life. Imagine that every person who has caused you heartbreak, every difficult situation you have encountered, was really just a part of a level in the game of life. If you think about a video game, it becomes easy to grasp this concept. Before you can pass to the new level in the game you must fully complete all that the previous level requires from you. Depending on the game, the objectives change but one thing remains the same: you know that what you have to do will get you to go up a level.

Well would you agree with me when I say that your acceleration through life will happen with more ease and satisfaction if you knew what you were dealing with? Of course, on a video game you have a score board, or some kind of visual reminder of what you have accomplished, and how much more you need before jumping to...