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What Happened When I Took A Social Media Break
On 12/31/21 I pulled the plug on all my social media except MeWe. Here’s what happened. What Happened When I Took a Social Media Break Conventional wisdom says that if you have a business, you have to do social media. You have to be in front of people, go to them, crank out content, be
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Letting Go of The Future
A Japanese warrior was captured by his enemies and thrown into prison. That night he was unable to sleep because he feared that the next day he would be interrogated, tortured, and executed. Then the words of his Zen master came to him, “Tomorrow is not real. It is an illusion. The only reality is
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How to Kick the Indecisiveness Habit Fast
Let’s look at how to let that go now! Indecisiveness Can Be Crippling I once worked with a sweet natured woman who had a lot of issues with self-esteem. As she became more confident, she realized that her friends didn’t see her. They never asked her what she wanted. They assumed she would go along
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Learning to Love the Truth
Life is more vibrant when you Learn to Love the Truth Yesterday I was walking in the woods and was overcome with delight at how honest and wonderful life is. Nature never lies. She is sometimes harsh and brutal and sometimes soft and nurturing. She is always balanced and gives me everything I need. I trust
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How to Let Go of “I’m Okay if You’re Okay”
Let that go! It’s Exhausting to Get Your Inner Calm From Other People Imagine that you are on a new mom with a baby. Whenever the baby cries, you get anxious. You do everything you can to calm the baby, and can’t relax until the baby is fine. Sometimes you know exactly what the baby
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Stop Trying to Change People Who Don’t Want to Change
How Do You Deal With People Who Don’t Want to Change? You may not be able to change other people, but you do have power to make this situation better! As With All Things, The Solution Lies With Yourself It is frustrating to see someone else struggle, do the wrong things, or just be incorrect,
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What’s the Difference Between Reciprocal and Transactional Relationships?
Let Go of Unsatisfying Relationships What’s the difference between a transactional relationship and a reciprocal one? In both, the participants give something to each other. The two major differences are relationship and intent. In a transactional relationship, the relationship is focused on, and largely limited to, the transaction. There is no relationship beyond the exchange
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Where Is the Line Between Social Drinking and Problem Drinking?
Could you have a problem with alcohol? Let’s look at the line between social drinking and problem drinking Alcohol is a fact of life in western culture. We drink at weddings, funerals, after work, while on dates, while watching sports events, and at many other times. We do it to relax, connect, celebrate, and enjoy
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7 Signs That You Have a Cell Phone Obsession
Cell Phones Are Useful, But When Does It Become an Obsession? Can you remember what it was like before the days of the cell phone? How did we ever get anything done? Cell phones connect us to each other, work, school, information, travel, entertainment, our money, and just about every aspect of our lives. So
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Stop Taking Responsibility for Other People’s Feelings
Do your make choices based upon how other people might feel? Tiptoeing around other people’s potential feelings is like wearing a straight-jacket while walking through a mine field.To successfully navigate this mine field, you have to correctly guess what the other person will feel. Since it’s based on a future that you can’t predict, that’s
