Gratitude is a quality commonly promoted by personal growth experts, spiritual leaders and addiction recovery programs. But is it a throw-away term that sounds nice but empty of meaning or power? Or does it really have something going for it?
“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die” St Augustine. Interesting observation. However, resenting the hell out of someone can be satisfying, even fun at times, don’t you think? After all, this person has offended
“Emotional sobriety can be defined as resiliency, wisdom and balance. It’s a metaphor of sorts for addicts who develop emotional intelligence over the course of their journeys in recovery.” George Joseph, Addiction Specialist George Joseph goes on to say that
“Boundaries are to protect life, not to limit pleasures.” Edwin Louis Cole One of the best things we can do for ourselves and for the people in our lives is to learn how to set healthy boundaries in our relationships.
"There's just something about vampires that's sexy. It's the same reason why women go for the bad boy - you want them but you shouldn't have them." Nina Dobrev Ah, the Bad Boy. Despite that he is “mad, bad and
There is a saying that difficult roads often lead to a beautiful location. What the saying means, at least to me, is that times of struggle have the potential to teach us things that will benefit our lives and the
Before we look at the gifts of keeping an open mind, let’s look at the main obstacle to it, namely “stinking thinking’. The Stinking Mode of Thinking “He who fears he shall suffer, already suffers what he fears.” Michel de
“Praise the bridge that carried you over.” Anonymous In times of dissatisfaction with our lives, we might ask for inspiration or guidance from within or without as to a direction or a step we might take to change things for
The ego is the me, myself and I in each of us, meaning that our ego provides us with a sense of identity. Additionally: The ego helps us to ascertain our self-worth and personal power; The ego assists us to
“I’m feeling much better now that I’ve given up hope.” Zen Comic Nearly everyone touts the value of staying hopeful in troubled times – personal, local and global. I’ve been trying to keep my chin up now for decades and
