4 Tips to Develop Emotional Strength
On an average day, I feel strong. I’ve endured a lot of emotional tests and trials in my life. Most people have. Everyone gets them. They’re just in different packages suited for each individual’s...
View ArticleDo You Judge Yourself?
Are you too hard on yourself? I know I am too hard on myself. I beat myself up quite a bit for the tiniest perceived mistakes. Then, I beat myself up for beating myself up. I have very high...
View ArticleDoes Your Life Run On Rules?
Life isn’t driving a car in traffic or a math problem. It’s not a calculation. It’s a feeling and and experience, but it’s pretty hard for me to say that with sincerity because life has always been...
View ArticleHow Do You Process Emotions? 4 Techniques to Try Today
Do you ever go through those frustrating times when you are dealing with internal conflict? I’m assuming we all do. Sometimes something is bugging you, but you just can’t figure out what? Other times...
View ArticleYou Deserve Good Things
I’m sure you have regrets in your life. I know I do. I’ve said and done things that I’m hard-pressed to forget, no matter how much I wish I could. I’ve hurt myself and others in this life. As a result...
View ArticleWhy Is Setting Boundaries So Important?
In life, we like how it feels when we go with the flow, practice the art of allowing and let things be. Many times our instinct tells us to buck, argue and fight our way through. Then we wonder why...
View ArticlePractice Unconditional Love
We all hear about unconditional love, and I think most of us believe we are practicing it daily. Then, there are others of us who choose to keep score and have an eye for an eye mentality. I heard a...
View ArticleWhat is Stronger Than You, Doesn’t Have to Overpower You
Strength is a mind game. Sometimes life gets to use through various challenges. Difficult times aren’t fun and they grow you as a person. In the end, you may d iscover that your power is from within....
View ArticleSometimes Loving Equals Letting Go-Part II
Last time, we looked at how we may love another person best through letting that person go and giving space. People often take the space and time to heal and grow. If you let the person go, he or she...
View ArticleForgiveness Is A Choice
Pain from past wrongs can ruin lives because people spend endless time and energy focusing on the anger and pain associated with the story of the event. Wrongs can scale from small, like a boyfriend or...
View ArticleHow to Stop Anger
Anger plagues so many people’s lives. And the deep rooted anger that stems from abuse, trauma and abandonment can destroy the live of an individual and those around that person. Though many people know...
View ArticleLetting go of the Past
Are you looking to your past, present or future? Letting go of the past is challenging for almost everyone. Do you have regret and hurt lingering from your past and still affecting you today? Do you...
View Article5 Signs of Verbal Abuse and How to Escape It
Verbal Abuse Victim Verbal Abuse is an elusive type of abuse that happens in every day life. It’s easy to spot the extreme cases, like those depicted in movies, with name calling and screaming that...
View ArticleMy AVM Survival Story of Perseverence and Overcoming
You may have read my AVM survival story blog, My Story of Perseverance and Overcoming. Now, I’ve decided to tell it. This September, I celebrated another year of life I might not all have had. I...
View ArticleHow Do You Process Emotions? 4 Techniques to Try Today
Do you ever go through those frustrating times when you are dealing with internal conflict? I’m assuming we all do. Sometimes something is bugging you, but you just can’t figure out what? Other times...
View Articlewhat’s the Difference Between Humility and Low Self-Esteem?
We are constantly challenged to be humble. Most of us struggle with an overactive ego that charges into life and reeks havoc. Pride is the enemy and humility, the champion. When I think of a humble...
View ArticleDo You Live Life Out of a Place of Fear?
I never thought fear was a part of my life. In fact, I do absolutely everything I can to get the most out of life. I do it so much so that I’m often tired, but I don’t care because I’m getting the full...
View ArticleHow to Handle Disappointment
Everyone is disappointed form time to time. You may not get into a school, get accepted into a program, lose something valuable to you, end a relationship, relapse and many other things. You can be...
View Article5 Ways to Stop Feeling Sorry for Yourself
Life is a blessing and it’s easy to get down in the dumps when you have a bad day or a tragedy happens in your life. In the event of a major loss, it’s important to go through the grieving process....
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