Why you don’t need to forgive anyone
My wife Shelly really disliked my father. Before he died over 20 years ago she was polite when we were with him, but when we were alone she made no secret of her disdain for him. Why Shelly disliked my father She thought she had good reason for her resentment. In her eyes he had treated me very badly: He had not helped me financially as a child, while I was working my way through college, or during my early adult years when I struggled. Most people who knew about my relationship with my father agreed with her that my [...]
How can we serve you?
I am committed to making the Lefkoe Institute as helpful to you as possible. To that end I’ve created a number of products and services designed to help you make lasting changes in your life. In addition, I’ve created this blog to provide you with useful information. In order to continue to provide you with what you want and need, I would like to know exactly what you would find useful. So I have two questions: 1. What courses or solutions would you like us to offer that would help you permanently eliminate the barriers in your life and live [...]
The Relationship Between Buddhism and The Lefkoe Method
About 20 years ago I had the opportunity to discuss my work (which was only a few years old at that point) with Dr. Larry Dossey, a pioneer in the mind-body and holistic health fields. I told him how the Lefkoe Belief Process (LBP) eliminated beliefs and how the Who Am I Really? (WAIR?) Process seemed to help people get into an altered state of consciousness in which they experienced nothing was missing and anything was possible. After discussing my work with me for a few minutes, Larry asked if I had studied Buddhism. I replied that I had read [...]
You Can Create Your Own Happiness
What if there was one principle about human feelings that would enable you to control your own experience of life? Well, there is, and here is the principle: The meaning you give to what happens to you totally determines your reaction to what happens to you. One meaning can lead to upset and suffering; another meaning of the same event can lead to excitement, challenge, and happiness. Take a moment and think about this. … Because events in the world have no inherent meaning, when you give meaning to events it seems as if your meaning (how the event is [...]
