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What Works: Are Affirmations Lying?
Can the concept of affirmations be reconciled with radical honesty?
by Phil Fox Rose

A reader, Janice J. Holladay, LPC, raised a great point the other day after reading my old column on radical honesty. She had just read a book about affirmations and said: "It seems that trying to fight a self-defeating belief system with something one knows is just a lie is not the way to go. The book suggests that you say/believe it anyway even though it's "not yet" true. I just don't see that lying to oneself ever serves any purpose, and we all do it enough anyway." I have ...
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July 25th, 2010
What Works: Are Affirmations Lying?
Can the concept of affirmations be reconciled with radical honesty?
A reader, Janice J. Holladay, LPC, raised a great point the other day after reading my old column on radical honesty. She had just ...
July 6th, 2010
What Works: More on meditation for Christians
Currents tapes a segment with Busted Halo columnist Phil Fox Rose's Centering Prayer group in New York
Watch the video from when Currents visited the Centering Prayer group facilitated by Busted Halo columnist Phil Fox Rose, then read on for helpful tips about Centeering Prayer and meditation.
June 21st, 2010
What Works: Talking with God
Deepening your personal relationship with God through conversational prayer
I had always been fine with the "God is everything" and "There is that of God in each of us" kinds of conceptions of God, but I was finding it hard to turn my will ...
June 7th, 2010
What Works: Enjoy the Silence
Protect the silence in your day and consider a silent retreat this summer
"Words are very Unnecessary." — Depeche Mode There is not enough silence in the world. More than ever before, daily life consists of a near-constant bombardment of noise and messaging. When I am introducing people to Centering Prayer ...
May 24th, 2010
What Works: Solo playdates
Nourishing your soul with regular creative outings
In my column a few months back about nonnegotiables, I talked about Julia Cameron's concept from The Artist's Way of the "artist date" — where you make a playdate with yourself to do something ...
May 10th, 2010
What Works: Get Outdoors
Spending time outside is nurturing for you spiritually and physically
Making sure to fit nature into my life, and encouraging others to do to the same, is a passion of mine. As a writer, it's easy enough to stay holed up indoors in a room ...
April 26th, 2010
What Works: Character Defects
They block us from our full potential -- are you willing to let go of yours?
In my recent interview about the spirituality of being on time, I talked about the fact that the spiritual answer is not just to ...
April 12th, 2010
What Works: More on the spirituality of being on time
What Works columnist Phil Fox Rose is interviewed about being on time on NET TV and responds to reader comments
Recently, I was interviewed for the show Currents on the NET TV network about the spirituality of being on time. Watch the video right here on this page; I've queued it up to my segment ...
March 29th, 2010
What Works: A Day of Rest
Devoting a day to faith, family, friends and food
When I was growing up, Sunday was a day for leisure and family. My atheist father did his version of worship: reading the Sunday New ...
March 15th, 2010
What Works: Starting Fresh
As Spring and Easter approach and What Works celebrates its first anniversary, a reminder that renewal is possible at any time
The vernal equinox, Easter, Passover and the Iranian New Year are approaching. And this column marks the one-year anniversary of What Works. So I want to talk about renewal, fresh starts. (But first, thank you ...
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