by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 13, 2012 | Real Philosophy
Even though these two words/concepts are virtually interchangeable, there is a difference between them which I will discuss in this article beginning with some definitions from The Australian Pocket Oxford Dictionary: Faith: trust; belief in religious doctrine or...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Aug 6, 2012 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills, The Real New Age
The term ‘New Age’ has been overexposed and misunderstood by many especially in recent years. Considering the fact that my company name contains this term, I too (or my work) have been prejudged by it. The assumption is almost always that what I do...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 18, 2012 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Recently, I attended a professional women’s conference where I heard in a talk about assertiveness, that being aggressive is much closer to being assertive than being passive (incidentally, most of the women in that room identified with passivity more than the...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Jun 7, 2011 | Real Philosophy
The title of this blog post is a well known quote by Mark Twain – it is a play on part of the word ‘denial’ and the river Nile in Egypt…denial is not some faraway place, or thing but an aspect of human behavior designed to protect you from very...
by Helen Papadopoulos | May 15, 2011 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills, The Real New Age
The title of this blog post is the name of a song written by an Australian band from the 1970s called ‘Skyhooks’ (lyrics here: EGO). In their own way, the band members express what I have come to believe about the Ego – the Hellenic word for...
by Helen Papadopoulos | Apr 7, 2011 | Real Philosophy, Self Help Skills
Being real – it is one of the best feelings or states of being that you can experience. It is invigorating to express your thoughts and emotions without reservation (Freedom of Speech). The only thing that I can think of in my own life that has felt even better...
