“We try to hide our feelings, but we forget that our eyes speak the truth.” Anonymous We might wish to please others. We even might require ourselves to please others, because we fear that if we don’t, we will be
“If you pay attention to your inner life, you will see that the emergence of choices, efforts, and intentions is a fundamentally mysterious process.” Sam Harris We humans are supposedly created with free will, meaning that we have significant control
Neediness is relationship poison. But rather than focus on the relationship, let’s put the focus on you -- at least to begin with. So, here is the real question for you: am I needy or are my healthy, legitimate needs
A promise is a “declaration or assurance that a person will do something or that a particular thing will happen” (dictionary.com). Of course a promise can also apply in the negative – to not do something or that a particular
"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’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
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
