http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog Dr. Roger Allen blogs about abundance and prosperity. Our purpose is to empower you to take positive action and make good choices, often courageous choices, to live your highest vision. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 05:27:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hal hated the man, everything about him, from his knowing sneer to his rolling swagger. He wished fervently he could get away and considered getting up and walking out without a word to either of them.  But then he garnered his faculties and decided to accept this reality.  He would choose ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/live-big-how-to-become-emotionally-mature/ Shamefully, Hal watched his wife and daughter turn their backs on him and walk inside.  Never had he felt so cut off.  He wanted, desperately, to hide, disappear, to revoke his own birth.  He wished for the earth to swallow him whole so he would never again face another ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/live-big-are-you-ready-to-put-the-grown-up-in-charge/ In an old house on the hill, live two sisters.  Only a year apart, they are very alike in appearance and life stories.  In their sixty-plus years, neither has ever married or gone more than fifty miles from her home.  But here is where the similarity ends.  Just look ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/live-big-are-you-a-bratty-hattie/ The phone rang.  Hal started to pick it up, but pulled back and looked at the caller ID.  His parents. Nope, not ready to deal with them yet.  Breakfast tomorrow with his father would be soon enough.  For a moment, he wished Kathy would call them and blurt out ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/live-big-are-you-emotionally-mature-part-2/ “We need to talk about how the kids are taking this . . . They’re scared, Hal.” Hal shook his head.  “If they are, it’s probably because you’re upset and it’s rubbing off on them . . . besides, they’ve had it pretty easy. So things will be tight for ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/live-big-are-you-emotionally-mature-part-1/ “You said ‘move on.’  Do you think you can do that while holding onto the bitterness and resentment you’re now feeling?” The question caught Hal off guard.  He had every right to be bitter and resentful!  A sharp reply was on his tongue. But Donald continued.  “I only ask ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/live-big-what-is-the-key-to-change-your-life/ He was lost. Hal drove on tonight, gripped by the same desperation.  The road narrowed, blacktop to dirt, then ended deep in a canyon.  The sun had set, and the canyon was deep in shadow.  He got out of the pickup and watched the patterns of light changing, twilight into ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/live-big-how-can-you-move-from-dead-end-discouragement-to-success/ “With a clue like this, by Christopher, we’ll have Flint’s treasure if it takes a year!” You probably remember the story of Treasure Island, although, depending on your age, your exposure to the story might have come via the original story by Robert Lewis Stephenson, the movie by Disney, the wacky ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/self-actualization-are-you-ready-to-map-out-your-journey/ Yesterday I asked you to spend some time meditating about the elements that would play into your ideal future – what matters most to you, how you want to spend your life, and what you want to do with the time you’re given.  Now let’s work on clarifying those elements ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/self-actualization-is-your-vision-clarified/ Remember the analogy you used when we started this quest for self actualization?  We compared it to a journey.  You’ve packed up your tools, assessed your strengths and weakness and gotten to know your traveling companions.  Now take your map out and spread it out on the table in front ... http://humandevelopmentinstitute.com/blog/self-actualization-what%e2%80%99s-your-vision/