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How to Let Go of Negative Emotions Before You Explode
Pst! You won’t explode Feeling Your Feels I know it feels like feelings will overwhelm you, but trust me. They won’t. The nature of energy is to flow Everything obeys the laws of nature. Emotions are just energy. Unless obstructed, energy flows. If you open the gates, what’s inside will come out until there is…
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Letting Go of the Toxic Warrior Spirit
Honor Our Warriors On Veterans Day, I give gratitude to our warriors for going off to far away lands, living in inhospitable conditions, and sacrificing their lives for our safety and freedom. If you cherish your freedom, lifestyle, and credit them for attaining and sustaining that, please do the same today and always. How to…
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Are You Seeing Your Parents Realistically?
Growing Up Means Realizing Your Parents Are Flawed When working with people to help them let go of childhood issues, it is common to get new insight that changes the way we see our parents. We have to incorporate this new information in order to move forward. When that proves challenging, it can be a…
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What You Don’t Know About Loneliness, But Should
The Epidemic of Loneliness Many of societies’ problems can be traced back to loneliness addiction – substance abuse, eatingdepressionprostitutionthe hook up culturetransactional relationships All of these things, and many more, happen because we all just want to be seen and experience the intimacy of belonging. When we can’t get what we want, we either find…
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The Astonishing Impact of Staying in Your Comfort Zone
we all look forward to putting our feet up In The West, We All Look Forward to Retirement When We Can Coast If an all-knowing psychic said that a year from now, life would look exactly like it does now, most of us would be horrified. The Cost of Comfort Most of us say we…
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The Fascinating Difference Between Letting Go and Quitting
Is Seeing Things Through Always the Right Thing to Do? If you had parents who tried to instill you with positive values, you probably heard things like “You’ve got to honor your commitments” and “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” It’s no surprise that people with this type of mindset are far…
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How Being Intellectually Lazy Makes You a Poor Leader
Oh, no! I’m a lazy thinker! Nobody thinks that they are intellectually lazy, but you won’t know until you examine the evidence. Here are the signs. “Research” is sound bites Details, schemetails. A second hand quote or line or two will do! Don’t consider you could be wrong You’re overconfident and a bit too sure.…
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“It Wasn’t Me!” How Defensiveness is Not Attractive
It’s Time to Upgrade Your Definition of Sexy When we’re twenty-one, the only criterion that most of us have for defining whether someone is attractive or not is looks. It’s an “If the exterior looks good, I want it” type of attitude. However, once you get burned by that a time or two, it’s time…
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How to Tell if You Have a Savior Complex
Helping others is a good thing. Volunteering, taking a stand against oppression of all sorts, and being a good citizen benefits everyone. So where is the line between simply being a good person and having a savior complex? What Is a Savior Complex? A savior complex is a compulsion to seek out people who you…
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Where Is the Line Between Isolating And Me Time?
Is Fall the Season for Isolation? It’s fall. The sun is rising later and setting earlier. Fifty degrees in February feels positively balmy, but in October it sends me inside for a blanket and a fire. So quite naturally people are spending more time indoors and less time socializing. Alone time can be healthy and…
