Written by Mike Robbins

I was recently reminded of a great quote from psychologist Carl Jung, he said, "We don't solve our problems, we outgrow them."  As I've been thinking about this the past few days, I realize how often my attention is actually on solving my problems, not outgrowing them.  No wonder the ones I obsess about the most seem to linger.

However, we've all experienced this outgrowing process many times.  Think back to some of the biggest 'problems' in your life when you were a child or an adolescent (or even just a few years or months ago) that are no longer issues for you anymore.  In most cases, you simply outgrew these things.....Read more »

On November 1, 1995, I sat on my bed, in the psychiatric ward of my local hospital. Three months prior to that day, I had been diagnosed with type two bipolar disorder and I was now in a deep depressed state. I had become a danger to myself. All I wanted was to die.....Read more »

In today's fast paced society, we are constantly learning new things and we need to have a better memory to remember it all. Students need a better memory for studying and performing well on tests. People need a better memory to be successful in their career, and we all could use better memories to remember important new facts. However, most people have a difficult time of recalling new facts and ideas. Memory deficiencies often take place as we get older, but there are numerous other factors that affect our memories, such as fatigue, stress, depression, and concentration problems.....Read more »