Each person is valuable here and now, just as they are. Period. We often struggle with feeling valuable or lovable based on things from the past. Mistakes and bad choices,…
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Life gotten too busy? No time or energy to connect with friends and family? This society makes it easy to become disconnected and isolated. The demands of work, family, finances,…
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Feelings come and go like waves. They are emotional responses to what we are thinking about, believing and experiencing. Emotions are neither right or wrong. For example, there is no…
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First, let's differentiate between hope and optimism. “Hope focuses more directly on the personal attainment of specific goals, whereas optimism focuses more broadly on the expected quality of future outcomes…
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Many of us were shocked and distressed to learn of the death of Naomi Judd one day before her induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. To quote her…
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Although this is known to be a joyous season it doesn't mean that it is. The Holidays can cause a sore spot to fester even more. Perhaps you are experiencing…
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Our world has become a place of distraction. The internet has shortened our attention spans and trained us to distract and detach. All these 'time saving' inventions have left us…
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If you are wondering if you are a narcissist, here's a simple test put forward by Scott Barry Kaufman, Writer and Psychologist: Step 1: Take a moment to think about…
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Most of us are glad to see 2020 coming to an end! This has been quite the year -- full of unpredictable dynamics and lots of things that have been,…
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Wearing a mask is highly recommended these days due to this unprecedented pandemic we are experiencing. I thought I'd take advantage of the whole mask thing to talk about the…
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