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Am I Too Critical?
10 Signs That You’re Too Critical Relationship expert, John Gottman, identifies criticism as one of the things that cause relationships to fail. I once knew someone who complained, criticized, and highlighted the negativity in every situation. Whew! What a downer! Although she had some lovely qualities, they weren’t enough to overcome her negativity, and I
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How to Love Criticism
Criticism sucks AND Criticism is a Tool For Becoming Your Best Self I am not going to pretend that hearing criticism doesn’t suck. Nobody wants to find out that they are the worst performer, their partner doesn’t like their meatloaf, or that their frenemies are laughing at their favorite outfit. Criticism is bad. It’s so
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9 Astonishing Reasons Why We Don’t Say “Yes” To What We Want
If life is full of contradictions and excuses Maybe You’re Not Saying Yes to What You Want You say you’re an artist, but you don’t make any art.You dream of a life partner, but you don’t even go out on dates.You long for a different job, but you have a lot of reasons why you
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4 Reasons to Stop Watching Toxic TV
Letting go is about reclaiming your life Stop Wasting Time Watching TV The main reason to stop watching tv is that it’s a huge time waster. A recent Neilson poll found that the average American spends 34 hours per week in front of the television. That means we are watching tv as much as we
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6 Ways to Discover the Blessing of Silence
How Do You Find Silence? Modern life is busy, fast, and noisy. Nature is balanced. Without silence, there is no balance. Let’s look at six ways to discover the blessing in silence. Start Your Day With Breathing Be still Follow nature. She wakes up slowly and quietly. You can do the same with your breath.
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Why Do I Never Feel Satisfied?
I did what I was supposed to do. I conquered mountains. Why Am I Not Satisfied? Many of the questions I am asked have to do with doing the right or appropriate thing. If you lead your life with that as your guide, my guess is that sooner or later, you will be on the
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How Am I Limiting Love?
If you aren’t in a happy relationship, and want to be, the answer is yes! Are You Holding Yourself Back From Love? Read on, and I will share the most common unconscious beliefs that limit love. But before we begin, let’s talk about limiting beliefs. What Are Limiting Beliefs? Limiting beliefs are also called maladaptive
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How to Let Go of Sentimental Things
Free yourself Your Memories Are Inside, Not In Your Stuff It’s hard to live your life without collecting things. Who doesn’t have trophies from competitive activities, mementos of trips we’ve taken, toys we used to play with, and clothes from the people we used to be? The problem is that after a while, those things
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How to Love Being Perfectly Imperfect
Got perfectionism? Here’s How to Love Being Perfectly Imperfect Perfectionism is a Defense Mechanism to Avoid Criticism and Rejection What if it were okay to be quirky and wrong? When we let go of our own judgments about being quirky and wrong, we can let go of the defenses too.Quirky is cool. Nature is perfectly
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Why You Need to Stop Judging Yourself
We Have to Believe We Are Magic I’ve said it before, but “How do you anything is how you do everything.” If you live your life judging other people and yourself, you will see all the faults, misery, mistakes, and short-comings and miss all the beauty, love, potential, and wonder. It’s just not an effective way