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Pain is a Problem (and your brain loves problems)

Depression, Emotions, Life Advice, Podcast, Psychology, Thinking, Thriving, Traits, U of Life

Today’s podcast discusses the ups, downs, and outs of the problem of pain. Without problems to solve, life would get dull fairly quickly, but when you don’t know to address problems productively, then all you get from them is stress, anxiety, and depression. Adding one more secret ingredient changes everything, so listen up and find out what it is! With practice, you’ll develop the one character trait that makes life easier and more enjoyable, despite…

Podcast: Don’t Wait for Rain

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Today’s podcast begins with a joke, then discusses the weather, introspection, modern education, the mission of the University of Life, God’s megaphone, your spiritual nature, and more.

Love 301: How to Love Yourself

Emotions, Life On Earth, Love, Love Courses, Thriving, U of Life

$13.99 $12.99 Save $1 off retail price, and save even more on shipping (free for orders over $25). Your book will ship as soon as it arrives from the printer. After five years of researching the nature of love and designing effective ways to teach it, The University of Love is pleased (and relieved) to present Love 301: How to Love Yourself, now ready for you to order. Change your world as you discover what…

Love 301 Sample Chapter

Emotions, Happiness, Healing, Identity, Life Advice, Life On Earth, Love, Success, The Meaning of Life, Thinking, U of Life

Read Chapters Three and Four from Love 301: How to Love Yourself to give you a small taste of what’s in store for you. Order your copy today! 39 chapters and 134 pages will change the way you think and feel about and treat yourself, even if you think you already love yourself just fine.

Shorten Life’s Learning Curve with the University of Life

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“The University of Life” is a way of saying that earth is a giant classroom with lessons to learn. This is not an actual, physical school, though we do offer courses from time to time. Our goal is to shorten life’s learning curve – because life gets a lot easier and better once you learn who you are and how life works, but that doesn’t happen automatically, and it takes time! Until you learn better,…

Love Quotes: Love Changes Everything

Life On Earth, Love, Love Quotes, The University of Love, Thriving, U of Life

“Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin Q: Why does Teilhard de Chardin compare harnessing love to discovering fire? A: Because fire changed everything, and so will love, if we ever learn to understand it, teach it, and thus drastically…

Love Quotes: Love Attracts Love

Emotions, Life On Earth, Love, Love Quotes, The University of Love, Thriving, U of Life

“Life is kinder to those who love themselves, because love attracts love and light, and repels and dispels darkness.” – Shaun Roundy Have you ever watched someone walking down the street, smiling and happy, a bounce in their step, and thought, “I bet they’re in love”? Have you ever observed the way a person’s countenance changes as they fall in love? Suddenly they become happier, their eyes shinier, and the weight on their shoulders seems…

Addicted to Love

Emotions, Identity, Life On Earth, Love, The University of Love, Thriving, U of Life

It seems like everybody’s addicted to their smart phones these days, and we feel as if we’d suffocate if we can’t sneak a quick glance to check our messages and new likes. Some of us are addicted to food, shopping, gambling, video games, drugs, porn, and other substances/activities that momentarily soothe our nerves. This happens because of neurotransmitter rewards. In other words, each time we get a new like or take another hit of our…

Open Up Your Heart

Emotions, Life On Earth, Love, The University of Love, Thriving, U of Life

You may not even know it, but your heart is not all the way open and you don’t know what you’re missing. This article shows you how to open your heart wider and explains why you should want to. Let’s get started with a variety of exercises, and you can continue practicing until you get comfortable with your new & improved state. Note which exercises you find most difficult and practice them with any images…

You Are Needed

Depression, Emotions, Identity, Life On Earth, Love, The University of Love, Thriving, U of Life

I once heard a story wherein a fairy had become entangled in a hedge. A kind girl set her free and the fairy granted her a wish. “I want to always be happy,” the girl declared, at which the fairy flitted up to her shoulder and whispered something in her ear. The girl looked surprised, and the fairy flew away, never to be seen again. Well, the girl lived a long, satisfying life, and her…

Inspiring Life Quotes Galore!

Life On Earth, Speaking, U of Life, Words to Live By

In case you haven’t noticed, I recently opened up my quotes database for everyone to enjoy. Find & enjoy it at quotes.UofLIFE.com I started collecting my favorite quotes to have them on hand for writing projects, or when preparing for workshops or speaking engagements, and to memorize them so I can spout them off in the middle of any casual conversation. But I soon I caught myself skimming through them most mornings, just to remind…

Ask the University of Life

Life Advice, U of Life

Introducing our latest feature – the Ask the University of Life advice column! Got a question about life? CLICK HERE to submit it and we may answer it online! We don’t know everything, but we’ll do our best to give you a few good ideas to build on. If you’re really sneaky, you can ask for advice for someone else, give us their email address, and we’ll contact them when we post the answer.