The Blame Game

by | Feb 26, 2019 | Self-Awareness

When something someone says or does causes us pain, it’s normal to want to blame them for how we feel. We may build up such a monumental mental case about it that, we could even hold that resentment for years. When we resist taking personal responsibility for...

Fraction of a Second

by | Feb 21, 2019 | Self-Awareness

There’s an instant after anything happens in which we choose, whether consciously or unconsciously, how we’ll react to it. When we’re unconscious, we simply respond automatically from our conditioning. If we’re conscious, we can choose to...

Anger

by | Feb 20, 2019 | Anger, Self-Awareness

It’s normal for anger to arise when someone’s behavior feels rude or disrespectful. It’s also valid to let the other know how it felt in a reasonable and kind manner. This gives the ‘offender’ a chance to explain our/their actions in case...

Focusing

by | Feb 11, 2019 | Self-Awareness

What we spend our time thinking about has an enormous impact on the quality of our lives. How we frame, interpret and spin the particulars of our experiences creates the way we feel far more than do the actual events themselves. Two people can have totally different...

True Victory

by | Feb 9, 2019 | Self Acceptance, Self-Awareness

Winning an imaginary competition based on performance, fame or fortune whets the appetite for even more approval from others. Any satisfaction gained by comparison is short-lived, unpredictable and beyond our control. Sustainable and rewarding approval can only come...

Cycles

by | Feb 7, 2019 | Self-Awareness, Yin/Yang

Everything moves in cycles – from life at the cellular level to the movement of the planets. Remembering this can be comforting when we’re in the low part of any cycle, be it financial, professional, emotional or physical. The more we consciously recognize...