By Nanice Ellis Contributing writer for Wake Up World Did you know that the fear of disappointment stops more people from living their lives than anything else? We are so afraid of disappointment...
Category - Fear, Ego, Depression & Stress
Wake Up World’s articles on to help you identify and overcome fear, envy and the separation of ego-consciousness.
Breakups, Backaches, The Beatles, Buddha and the Brain
20th July 2015 By Paul Brundtland Guest Writer for Wake Up World Guess what The Beatles, Buddha and the brain have in common? Here are some clues: It really worked for the Beatles, making them even...
I Suffer From Depression: Don’t Be Afraid of Me
By Elzbieta Pettingill Guest writer for Wake Up World My name is Elzbieta, and I suffered from major depression for many, many years. I was raped and abused in my childhood, and was subsequently...
Why Playing Small Is Just Your Ego
8th July 2015 By Lissa Rankin MD Guest Writer for Wake Up World When most of us think of the idea of the ego, we think of words like “egotistical” or “arrogant.” What most...
The Art of Failing Well
7th July 2015 By Christina Lavers Guest Writer for Wake Up World “He who never makes mistakes, never makes anything.” ~ Old English proverb A common stumbling block on the journey of...
The Hidden Antidote For Depression
By Nanice Ellis Contributing writer for Wake Up World It is no secret that depression is a worldwide epidemic, but did you know that a hidden cause of depression is the fear of self-expression...
Transcending The Victim/Perpetrator Cycle
By Sarah Elkhaldy Guest Writer for Wake Up World The fragmented nature of this reality means that we experience and learn through contrast and polarity. Every light casts darkness in the form of a...
The Ego is the Source of Suffering AND Contentment
By Phillip J. Watt Guest Writer for Wake Up World “Ego is the immediate dictate of human consciousness.” ~ Max Planck One could argue, such as the Buddha, that the ego is the...
Judgement Isn’t The Problem – It’s Condemnation
By Phillip J. Watt Guest Writer for Wake Up World ‘Judgement’ is considered to be an uncompassionate behaviour in our society, however what this is truly referring to is the condemnation...
Transcending Time in Egoless States of Consciousness
By Steve Taylor Ph.D Guest Writer for Wake Up World A few years ago a friend of mine was knocked off his motorbike at a high speed. The impact catapulted him through the air, and when he hit the...
9 Steps for Transforming Fear with Spiritual Surrender
By Lissa Rankin MD Guest Writer for Wake Up World To celebrate the birthday of my new book The Fear Cure: Cultivating Courage As Medicine For The Body, Mind & Soul, Tosha Silver and I hosted a...
Reclaiming The Self – Is Your Sense Of Self An Illusion?
By Steve Taylor Ph.D Guest Writer for Wake Up World If there is one concept which has been under constant attack by psychologists and philosophers over the last few decades, it is the idea of...