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When family tensions run high, all the different personalities come out big time. Like control. If you are a person that likes control, then you’ll understand what I’m about to say. If you have someone in your family who thrives on control, how do you stay sane around that? Give up control. My sister likes …
Sometimes negative thoughts crop into our heads. Or the doubts. It’s not always easy to get rid of them. Stopping negative thoughts can be like “herding cats” in that it’s not possible or it’s so overwhelming that you give up. What You Resist, Persists If you tell yourself, “Just don’t think about it” that can …
Do you ever wonder why you keep doing the same things? Why do you keep picking the same type of guy (or gal)? Why you keep taking the same type of job that you don’t like? We repeat things because it’s familiar, we don’t give it much thought or we don’t like change. The same …
“If you don’t risk anything, you risk everything.” – popular quote Some of us aren’t risk takers and that’s ok. I have to admit, I’m not a big risk taker, but there are times I have been. I’m not talking about doing something you shouldn’t do as a kid and risk getting caught by your …
“What and if are two non-threatening words. Put together and they can haunt you for the rest of your life.” – quote from Letters to Juliet That’s true if you look at it as regret. “What if I did that instead…” or “didn’t do that…” That’s looking to the past wishing you could change what …
This is a topic one of my readers asked me to discuss. She informed me that according to Lance Dodes, a psychiatrist, all addictions are psychological compulsions rooted in feelings of helplessness. So you know, I haven’t read any of his work. While I’m not an expert on addictions, his statement resonates with me. It …
For those of you who have been following me, you know I don’t normally write about dating tips. However, I was watching a TV show recently where world renowned British dating expert, Matthew Hussey, provided tips and coaching to four women. I got hooked on the show because he talked a lot about mindset. Since …
Do you have any drama queens in your life? Are you the drama queen? Hey, no judgement, we all do it at some point. When drama queen is our life theme that’s when our life doesn’t work out so well. Why is that? Drama is just that – theatrics. To name a few scenarios it’s …
What are You Resisting? Resistance is about fear. There’s something we’re afraid of so we dig our heels in and won’t do whatever it is we’re afraid of. Oftentimes we don’t know we’re afraid. That’s when we beat ourselves up by saying things like, “I really should be doing ‘x’” or “I don’t understand why …
We all have something we’re avoiding. I’m not talking about the small stuff like avoiding taking out the trash. We avoid that because it’s not fun. Who wants to handle smelly garbage? I’m talking about the bigger stuff. Like avoiding finishing that project your boss gave you or a self-imposed project for your business or …