Sometimes when we’re sad, overwhelmed, anxious, or grieving, there’s nothing in the world like a great hug from someone who loves us. It makes us feel safer, loved, and cared for. We can’t always have loved ones around to hug us, and even if we do, getting a dose of love and care from ourselves … More The Self-Hug: A Self-Soothing Technique
I know how it goes. I’ll be confident after I lose some weight, or get that promotion, or get a boyfriend, or find the right dress, or whatever it is. The idea that confidence comes from achievements is rooted in a mistaken idea that who we are depends on what we have/look like/accomplish. This is … More Why The Confidence Has To Come First
When we talk about love, the kind we hold highest in regard is unconditional love – the kind of love that parents have for their children, spouses have for each other, and people have for their pets. This is the love we all strive for, because it means that when we mess up (which we … More Love Yourself Like You Love Your Dog
© Boggy | Dreamstime.com – The Large Thinker Photo “The philosopher Descartes believed that he had found the most fundamental truth when he made his famous statement, ‘I think, therefore I am.’ He had, in fact, given expression to the most basic error: to equate thinking with Being and identity with thinking. The compulsive thinker, … More I Think, Therefore I Am (Thinking)
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