When you fail at something, or behave in a less than ideal way, how do you treat yourself? Most of us inwardly berate ourselves, creating feelings of guilt and shame, or we criticize ourselves harshly – often much more harshly than we would criticize someone else in the same situation. People have probably told you…
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When you cultivate relationships with new people that forge a lifelong bond, it is doubtful that you are going to try to change that person. You’re not going to make them feel that they are any less of a person because of who they are, what they like, or what they pursue in life. We…
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You’re completely overloaded at work. Your to-do list is overflowing with overdue tasks. And, your housework is so far behind you don’t think you’ll ever get it caught up. In an effort to get it all done, you skip your work out, work through your lunch break, and give up on your social life entirely.…
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What makes you happy? This seems like a simple enough question, but really it’s not. Are we talking unbridled jubilance here, or merely a general satisfaction with life? Temporary happiness or long term? If you’re like many people, you have small moments throughout your day that make you happy. But when faced with the general…
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