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Our Inner Dialogue, Prayer, Focus, and Conditioning
Mattering the Inner Dialogue At some point most of us become aware that we have an inner dialogue. It almost feels obvious. We think in language. If we think in language, then we are constantly responding to ourselves in language. Thought becomes conversation. Some people claim they do not have an inner voice. I understand Read more
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Awakening from Autopilot: Meeting the False Self
Autopilot is useful, necessary even. But it can also be terrifying. Have you ever reached your highway exit only to realize you don’t remember driving the last ten miles? You were functioning, responding, even making decisions, yet you were not fully present. That moment can be unsettling. It reveals something uncomfortable: you were awake, but Read more
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Healing Is Not Comfort
One of the hardest pills to swallow about healing is the awareness that we often need to heal from ourselves. We must acknowledge our role in how we carry pain. If we do not take responsibility for what happens to us and, more importantly, for how we internalize it, we can never truly heal. Some Read more
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Discipline as Devotion
Discipline as a devotion. That is a lot to think about. Many people say they start with discipline and that, over time, it becomes devotion. I think everything depends on context. I could point to one thing and say that is exactly how it happened. Maybe it was. For example, I began with the discipline Read more
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Self improvement is the Highest Form of Self Love
Self Love In Matthew 22:36–40, Jesus is asked which commandment is the greatest. His answer is direct and uncompromising: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” He then adds that the second is like it: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Out of the 613 Read more
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Self Responsibility
Self-Responsibility: Reclaiming the Authorship of Your Life Connecting the dots while looking backward, I can clearly see the dramatic difference between the seasons of my life when I made excuses and avoided ownership—and the moment I fully embraced self-responsibility. When I blamed circumstances, people, or fate, I was not in the pilot seat of my Read more
Jimmy Perez 
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