Posted by in Existential, Grief Most of us tend to associate grief with the death of someone we love. Experiencing grief when someone dies is normal and expected. But death is not the only event that may spur grief. Life is really an ongoing series of grief and loss events. Grief can be more subtle and show up in the…Read more »
Posted by in Quotes, Self-awareness, Uncategorized Instead of saying someone triggers your issues, figure out your issues. Get past that. -Dr. Amy Parris
Posted by in Self-awareness Sometimes life is like a difficult yoga move and you just have to breathe your way through the pose. Twisting. Wrapping. Forcing. Freaking out while trying to get somewhere stupid, like touching your nose to your shin, never made anything better. The idea of yoga, as I’ve experienced it, is to simply breathe deeply and…Read more »
Posted by in Quotes “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” -Mark Twain
Posted by in Relationships, Victim Mentality When someone is throwing chinaberries at you, you have three choices: retreat from enemy forces, attack and throw back or surrender and be pummeled with berries. There’s really no good option. The best option is for no one to be throwing chinaberries in the first place.
Posted by in Relationships, Self-awareness My mother and I were sitting at a table in an Italian restaurant waiting for our order. I noticed the plant sitting up just inches to the left of my head. Perched in a nook in the wall. Dividing our table from the one on the opposite side from us. “Is that plant real?” I…Read more »
Posted by in Affairs, Grief, Relationships, Victim Mentality It’s tough being an adult. We all spend our lifetimes trying to become one, no matter what age. In couples’ therapy, people show up for a variety of reasons. In the early stages of therapy, couples tend to focus their energy on the other person’s faults. One or both people have to be woken from…Read more »
Posted by in Family of Origin, Relationships Dating with new eyes for those who want a long term monogamous relationship. Give it time Probably the number one, most helpful thing you can do,when dating and you’re trying to decide if the person you are dating is someone you want to spend the rest of your life with is to give it time. Time…Read more »
Posted by in Self-awareness, Uncategorized, Victim Mentality This is the time of year where gratitude gets a lot of attention. It’s nice to have a holiday that’s based in acknowledging all that we’ve received. As Thanksgiving comes and goes and life happens, it may be difficult to maintain that mindset of gratitude. I’ve been reading a book titled, The Upward Spiral, by…Read more »
Posted by in Self-awareness How to become happier Is it better to give than to receive? If it’s happiness that you’re after, then the answer is yes, according to the latest brain research! As it turns out, money does buy happiness, but only if it’s spent on others. Spending money on others will make you feel happier. Spending money…Read more »