by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 27, 2020 | Becoming Your Best Self
Whenever I remember my father and mother, I am reminded of the thorny relationship I shared with both of them. Physical and emotional abuse played such an enormous part of our time together. It is not my intent to tarnish their memory, I bring it up because,...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 13, 2020 | Becoming Your Best Self
There are two habits every person is often engaged in; judging and comparing ourselves to others. God knows, I am expert on these practices, so I know well why we engage in these things so often. We judge others in order to feel superior to them or to justify our...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 8, 2020 | Becoming Your Best Self
Spring and summer remind me of the emerging human spirit. Watching a new plant powering through the barren ground into the light of the sun is a metaphor for the incredible resurgent powers that every person possesses. Just like a plant, we are often called to fight...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 6, 2020 | Becoming Your Best Self
Our fears initiated our negative self-beliefs into existence. They could have been triggered by a terrible childhood event, or one that caused a painful loss. Perhaps it is a personality trait that people around you judge negatively. Whatever it is, this hidden part...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jul 1, 2020 | Becoming Your Best Self
Whenever people around me talk to each other as though I wasn’t there, I use a line to get their attention I learned long ago, “What am I? A Potted Plant?”. Brendan V. Sullivan, attorney for Marine Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver North during the Iran-Contra hearings is...
by Guillermo Vidal | Jun 22, 2020 | Becoming Your Best Self
Many people settle for unsatisfactory choices in the major areas of their lives, like career or relationships. There is a good reason for this if you are from my generation, the Baby Boomers. We grew up being told to be logical, to choose things that will please our...
