The Stories we Tell Ourselves

Summary

• We are all works of art and artists at work. 0:00

  • We are all works of art and artists at work. Louis is an artist, but he may not be a good one.

  • The first question is about spiritual healing.

• The dynamic interplay between human relationships and our capacity to trust god. 1:14

  • There is a dynamic interplay between human relationships and the capacity to have a relationship with god, and no one decides not to trust god.

  • Negative emotions are fueled by the soul.

• How to change negative emotions? 3:14

  • Why it is so hard to change a negative emotion, and why it is hard to get rid of bitterness and envy.

  • Why bitterness is hardens the heart and eliminates love.

• How bitterness locks out all the joy. 4:51

  • People who are bitter usually say things like no one loves me, no one cares about me, and they're not capable of experiencing it.

  • One of the first things he did was believe in beauty.

• Look for something beautiful and identify it. 6:20

  • Erwin was depressed and couldn't go to sleep at night, couldn't get up in the morning, and was almost non-functional. He told himself everyday, everyday, look for something beautiful and identify it.

  • He began to have a voracious appreciation of beauty, and beauty became his lifeline outside of despair.

• Lack of faith limits all the possibilities. 8:45

  • Culture of geniuses, but lack of faith limits all of these possibilities. Having a relationship with god, no limitations on what is possible.

  • Listen to the voices of those who know you.

• How many single people are happier than couples? 10:31

  • How many single people are happier than the people in the relationship, and how many people with a single person happier than those in a relationship.

  • The two or three things that have supported the continual growth, freedom, trust and peace in the relationships.

• When a relationship goes bad. 12:51

  • When a man base his relationships on his wife's responsibilities in their marriage, it goes bad.

  • Too many men find their affirmation in what other men think about their wives.

• The importance of giving back to others. 14:50

  • Kim is a doctor, but not the kind of doctor that can save a life. She leads a project in malawi and has raised a million dollars to build the premier school for the entire nation.

  • Kim was an orphan, abandoned when she was eight years old in a government project.