As we move through the holiday seasons where friends and family gather, there’s the real-time aspect of how unhealthy relationships play out and how they can tear…… Read more “The Paradox of Boundaries”
Category: Our Emotions
Our greatest strength comes from interconnection, not solitary strength
Photo posted on Facebook but Steven McSweeny “Most people think sequoias survive because they’re massive. But that’s not even close to the real reason. If you’ve ever…… Read more “Our greatest strength comes from interconnection, not solitary strength”
Yahoo spammed all my WordPress comments!
Well, I just discovered that Yahoo spammed all my WordPress comments (sorry for not replying!) plus many of your posts. I just thought WordPress had hidden my…… Read more “Yahoo spammed all my WordPress comments!”
Science has proven that changing our inner dialogue changes our brain
Image created by Culture Collective Many of you know that I’ve long been an ardent proponent of doing the inner work to change how we think and…… Read more “Science has proven that changing our inner dialogue changes our brain”
How to change what you see in your social media feed
Are you getting overwhelmed by your social media feeds being very negative?
Some people have been swearing off social media entirely to escape the negativity the algorithms are feeding to them.
What if you don’t want to get off social media because it’s a good way to keep in touch with friends and family? Can anything be done?
1 of the steps towards growth and maturity
I’ve learned to keep an observer’s position most of the time in my life and to not jump in too quickly. This allows me time to gather…… Read more “1 of the steps towards growth and maturity”
Scientifically speaking: The power of speaking kindly to ourselves and to others
The words we say to ourselves are powerful. If we speak harshly and unkindly to ourselves, we bring in anxiety and depression into our minds and hearts, while speaking gently and kindly to ourselves is healing and helps inner peace and happiness to grow.
This video shows the incredible power of words on the formation of ice crystals, and since our bodies are mostly water, words have incredible power on us too! Imagine the effect on our health too!
Women grew up and many men became angry, then lonely; now some men are stepping up to help men move past that.
Men are lonely. Men are angry that so much change has happened, and they feel left behind. They feel that women have rejected them, and in truth, women don’t want transactional relationships, they want a real partner in life.
Thankfully, there are now many more men making videos to help other men learn how to change, how to grow, to become the type of partners women will want to choose.
If you’re open to learning, here are some videos created by men for men.
Sharing a book review by a fellow blogger, a must read!
I’ve been conversing with Pooja J. Gudka over the past years, in the comments of both of our blogs, and she has written a beautiful book review of “Jade’s Broken Bridge”, written by another fellow blogger (Michele Sefton) who we regularly converse with. I cannot begin to try to do a book review half as good as Pooja’s, so I’m going to give you the link so you can read hers.
A very needed fresh start
We as a culture have long held the belief that “we shouldn’t speak ill of the dead”, but that often doesn’t help the living to process their past traumas. Semi-deifying an abuser after their death only adds to the mental and emotional burdens of the living victims. Instead, we need to be able to speak honestly and factually about the past. This is very cleansing and allows those old shadows to be released.
How to do things differently to be a winner.
By @scottdclary “What winners do differently: They quit more things. Bad habits. Dead relationships. Wrong directions. Most people are too proud to quit. Winners quit fast and…… Read more “How to do things differently to be a winner.”
What women say vs what men are hearing… in the dating world
I opted out of the dating world a couple of months ago, feeling discouraged with what I was encountering. I wasn’t on the buzzy dating apps, instead…… Read more “What women say vs what men are hearing… in the dating world”
Does asking for forgiveness in the final moments of life count?
I shared in “An important lesson I learned after my mother’s last hours” and “My mother’s passing and a deep lesson she learned” some deep lessons that have been…… Read more “Does asking for forgiveness in the final moments of life count?”
An important lesson I learned after my mother’s last hours
I shared last week about the life lesson my mother learned while on her deathbed, but I learned a valuable lesson from the pastor who visited my mother in the hospital. He had visited her 2 days in a row, the 1st day didn’t start out well for Pastor Jay, but his actions showed me a valuable lesson in handling bullies.
My mother’s passing and a deep lesson she learned
“And yet, it’s only when we truly grasp that our time is slipping away that the most beautiful part of us rises to the surface. Perhaps it’s…… Read more “My mother’s passing and a deep lesson she learned”