by Julie Colwell | Oct 26, 2025 | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, THRIVING RELATIONSHIPS
Facet #3 of evolutionary power is “discovering your true power.” Instead of the old paradigm of Power Over/Power Under, at the EPI we understand that our true power results from living in integrity, understanding how we create our own experience, and taking 100%...
by Julie Colwell | Oct 25, 2025 | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, GETTING UNSTUCK
Will This Be a Season of Joy 5 Practices for this Season of Joy “Tis the season of joy, right?” Have you ever felt like kicking one of those carolers in the shin… as they bellow up “joy to the world!” as you wonder…what’s to feel joyful about? I have. I’ve looked...
by Julie Colwell | Oct 25, 2025 | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, GETTING UNSTUCK
How I Came to Prefer the Middle Seat I typed this from the middle seat on a Southwest Airlines flight from Denver to Tucson. The aisle seat was occupied by a muscular young man with a black t-shirt and sunglasses on, the latest iPhone in the seatback pocket. A...
by Julie Colwell | Oct 25, 2025 | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
6 Ways to Not Lose Your Mind (and Your Sense of Self) over the Holidays “tis better to give than receive.” Where did I first hear these words? I have no idea; I have more of a sense of them permeating my cells. Christianity and the message of suffering laid the...
by Julie Colwell | Oct 25, 2025 | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
Living Into Essence, Want to Play? What do you want to do now and how does that relate to living into essence? That’s what we asked each other every time there was a pause in our last game. There were 3-8 of us, depending on who showed up that day. We ranged from 6-9...
by Julie Colwell | Oct 25, 2025 | EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
One of the most common worries that I hear from folks in their work with the EPI is: “If I feel this good, am I turning my back on those who are suffering?” This concern is a close cousin to the Upper Limits Problem (ULP), one of the strangest and most compelling...
