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Enjoying Easier Relationships
Recently a woman, whom I’ll call Ann, spoke to me about one of the most common issues of all, negotiating the challenges of relationships. In her case it was a relatively new relationship which had started very promisingly then unravelled a bit following a disastrous trip to a family wedding. Both had been divorced for Read more
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Can Commiseration Kill People?
Occasionally I write quotes and ideas which appeal to me in my journal. Today I came across an old entry, ‘Commiseration can kill people.’ It took me a moment to remember the source. I’d heard a story about Sydney Banks, whose epiphany spawned the Three Principles. Syd was giving a talk to a group, which Read more
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Spirituality for Skeptics?
Last week I was visiting Balliol College, Oxford. As I unpacked I discovered that the guest room had a copy of The Origin of the Species, rather than the traditional bible in the bedside drawer. This made me smile. And also reflect. The publication of Darwin’s work and its wide acceptance as a solid explanation of Read more
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The Epidemic of Misunderstanding
After more than 2 decades of trainings and working with clients, I have come to see that is a single, yet important misunderstanding at the root of many of today’s chronic problems. These include addiction, obesity, stress, anxiety relationship breakdown and even depression. That misunderstanding is the false belief that our circumstances – other people, our Read more
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Subtracting Overwhelm from your experience
The first thing that struck me when I came across the Three Principles Paradigm some years ago, was the consistency of very positive outcomes. From community prevention to business success to recovery from burnout, statistics of 75% improvement or more were the norm not the exception. I’d spent 30 years working as a lawyer Read more
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The Transformative Power of Insight
One of my ongoing challenges is being able to answer the question, ‘What do you do?’ with any clarity. For 30 year or so I was a lawyer. Even if person asking had a different concept of what lawyers do from my actual role, they got a sense of it. Now, when I say something Read more
Christian McNeill 