"I've had to practice the principle of detachment many times... I've had to detach from [all kinds of] people. It's never failed. Detachment works.” Melody Beattie Like Melody Beattie, most of us (and I’m no exception) have had to confront
"Be strong enough to let go, and patient enough to wait for what you deserve." Author Unknown Do you have that “settling” feeling? When I do have that feeling, it usually means that I am selling myself short. And when
“Addiction is a condition in which a person engages in use of a substance or in a behavior for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeatedly pursue the behavior despite detrimental consequences.” Psychology Today It’s impossible
Sometimes they call us crisis-prone, conflict carriers or drama addicts Some of us continually seem to find ourselves in drama-filled situations, so much so that it might give the impression that our lives are spent lurching from one calamity to
Let's about your internal defense system – the filtering mechanism that protects your heart from the slings and arrows of other’s words. People can be thoughtless, even cruel People can be critical, even cruel, in their comments to you. People
There are things we can change and things over which we have little power to alter or influence. There are world events so huge, collective problems so complex, and personal concerns so vexing, that individual or unilateral action or effort
There’s a Tai Chi martial art saying, “Chi follows intention”. Or chi, meaning energy, flows where the mind goes. Directing chi is important to mastery of any martial art. Because the mind and the body are inextricably linked, directing our
“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die” St Augustine. Interesting observation. But resenting the hell out of someone can be satisfying, even fun at times, don’t you think? After all, this person has offended
On the journey to love, desperation makes a rotten traveling partner. Why? Because underneath that desperation is a ton of fear. And fear takes us to bad places. For example, when fear is in the driver’s seat: ♥ We’re more
“One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.” Carl Jung The Shadow Self is the self that is hidden from view. That place in each of us that holds our secrets –
