Reacting to Ourselves

by | Nov 21, 2020 | Self-love

How we perceive others reflects how we actually feel about ourselves. The more self-accepting we are, the more we allow others to be themselves; the more critical we are inside, the more we judge the outside. It shows emotional intelligence to notice and avoid others...

Self-Care

by | Oct 26, 2020 | Self-love

Experiencing stress from the pandemic, political divisiveness and extreme weather phenomena is natural. We all deal with stress in our own way depending on what we’ve lived through and how much healing work we’ve done. Even if we’ve had relatively...

Who to Impress

by | Sep 25, 2020 | Self-esteem, Self-love

As babies, we seek to please our parents for our survival. As we grow we learn that pleasing teachers and authority figures helps in getting good grades and achieving success. This early experience usually results in an unconscious drive to impress others in order to...

The People In Our Lives

by | Sep 14, 2020 | Self Acceptance, Self-Awareness, Self-love

We develop deep relationships with relatively few people over the course of our lifetime. It’s no coincidence that these people are in our lives. Each one is special. Those who love and care for us obviously hold a place in our hearts, but even the ones who push...

The Ultimate Goal: Self Love

by | Sep 11, 2020 | Self-love

Some dream of fame, fortune or power. Some dream of having a loving family, good friends and peace of mind. Regardless of our vision, we all want to feel good. These varied aspirations are based on the assumption that attaining our goal will allow us to relieve the...

Apples and Oranges

by | Aug 26, 2020 | Authenticity, Self-love

There’s no need to create suffering by engaging in counter-productive habits like comparing ourselves with others. Comparison rarely accounts for all the relevant variables. That means we’re comparing things that are different, like apples and oranges. If...