I’ve always been amazed at how quickly and easily people will complain.  Pass around a microphone in a group of people and it won’t take long for them to tell you what they don’t like.  Over time, most of us have come to recognize the corrosive effect of negativity on our health and peace of mind and when possible, we try to avoid negative people and conversations.  I’ve learned, however, that there is tremendous power in recognizing what we don’t like.  It’s not that we should focus on the negative or gather agreement from those around...

When I was little, I was always somewhat impatient and unsatisfied.  Like most kids, during car trips, I would often need to ask, “When are we going to be there?” I also believed that there was  some imaginary age that I would eventually reach after which time, I would be so much happier.  Wherever I was seemed like nothing compared to where I wanted to be.  When I was in first grade, I wanted to be a sixth grader. Those were the cool kids.  However, in sixth grade, I realized that the really cool kids were actually 14.  Fourteen sounded so much...

I’ve often heard it said that we are all connected to each other in ways that we can’t always discern.  I remember a lecture by Deepak Chopra where he explained that each of us share the same atoms and molecules with everyone else on the planet.  It’s just that having a body with physical senses gives us the impression we are separate from what we see, separate from nature, separate from each other, separate from our true self. I don’t know if that is true or not and I don’t think I could prove it.  However, I have observed that I feel happier,...

Dr. Jim Goldstein’s 7 Days to Greater Love Video Welcome!  I created this video to give you a way to take action right away to dramatically improve your experience of love and happiness in your relationships regardless of your circumstances.  Sign up in the box to the right and you will be able to view the video immediately.  I’ll also be sending you other tips and strategies to improve all of your relationships. You can opt out at any time.  I plan to make more free videos like this one and I’ll send you the link to those in the future. ...