I’ve lived too long caring about what others think of me. When I know someone has different beliefs than me I keep myself more hidden. It’s not like these people have ever been rude or mean. It’s not like they have ever judged me. They are even some of my closest friends. But I carry [Read More …]
5 Tips for a Better Focus
In this noisy and interesting world, we are living in, it is sometimes difficult to commit our focus to one activity, one task, one person. Even if we manage, the siren voice of all the neglected options is still there to chase us. As the British psychotherapist Adam Phillips says: “Nothing I know matters more [Read More …]
20 Tips on How to Make the World a Happier Place
There are many things to be sad about – inordinate amounts of work, traffic jams, the failure of our last romantic relationship, the war in Syria… The list is long. Yet, there seems to be an easy way to help improve the human condition by random acts of kindness. This practice also appears to be [Read More …]
Psychologists Confirm Narcissistic Parents Are Incapable Of Loving Their Children
A parents love is vital to the healthy development of a child, but recent studies confirm that narcissists are incapable of loving anyone, even their own children. When a child grows up with narcissistic parents, they never full experience love. The Mayo Clinic defines narcissistic personality disorder as “a mental disorder in which people have an [Read More …]
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Relationships are the best teachers, as one of my favorite people is fond of saying. And while they are great teachers, that doesn’t mean that you’re learning lessons that you’re enjoying or are necessarily good for you. There’s that first few weeks-to-months of a relationship that are the honeymoon period, and then there’s what happens [Read More …]
7 Amazing Benefits of Stretching
Stretching is one of those things that a lot of us learned in Phys Ed when we were kids and then sort of forgot entirely. As it turns out, however, daily stretching boasts a whole complement of benefits you may not even have considered. Here are the top 7: 1. Stretching reduces stress. Feel like [Read More …]
Overcoming Laziness: The Japanese Principle of Kaizen
It can be quite beneficial to look to other cultures for remedies to common problems we just can’t take care of on our own. Endemic laziness is certainly one of those problems for me. I get all pumped up to get something taken care of when I get home only to get home and take [Read More …]
4 Types of Introvert: Which Are You?
Introversion has been having its moment in the sun recently, which is an odd characterization for a group of people who “tend to shrink from social contacts and to become preoccupied with their own thoughts”, according to vocabulary.com. Introverts, often described more easily by what they are not than what they are, are finally being [Read More …]
Top 5 Habits of Deeply Connected Couples
Couples We’ve all seen -and many of us have been involved in- relationships that just seem somehow right. The pair are so well-connected they seem to have a secret language of their own, or a way to read each others’ minds somehow. Some habits might even be generalized amongst what makes truly connected couples tick. [Read More …]
9 Things You’ll NEVER Catch a Narcissist Doing
When dealing with a true narcissist, plenty of their behaviors and habits, schemes and fetishes might shock you. Their controlling and manipulative natures, their constant need to be the center of attention, their assertions of power and dominance. Unfortunately, there are also a handful of things narcissists will never do…and they’re the things we all [Read More …]
How to Avoid Being Unhappy
I tend to think I am a pretty happy, relatively well-adjusted person. I have problems in my life that I have to deal with, just like everybody, but I take action to deal with those problems regularly. Otherwise: I get enough sleep, I work, I socialize, I am an avid cyclist and rock climber, and [Read More …]
7 Ways You Know Your Partner is Your Best Friend
Having a romantic partnership feels wonderful. The only thing that can make it better is when your partner is also your best friend. One relationship expert, Hellen Chen, estimates that 85% of relationships end in a breakup, while 50% of marriages end in divorce. These might seem like tough odds to beat, but if you [Read More …]
5 Signs You Are Overly Generous
“People who love themselves come across as very loving, generous and kind…” so said Sanaya Roman in Living with Joy: Keys to Personal Power and Spiritual Transformation. It can, however, be difficult to love yourself if you are so busy being loving, generous, and kind, especially in today’s world. The modern era greets us with [Read More …]
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My friend Anna complained to me that she was seeing someone who hadn’t always been kind to her and that the relationship caused her much more stress and pain than happiness. Here is her story: “He makes me extremely anxious,” she confessed, making a sad grimace on her face ”He is constantly criticizing me, and on the top [Read More …]
It could be upsetting if you’re in a relationship and your partner is sending you mixed signals about how they feel for you. Not to be sure if he or she is just being irritable, or they are seeking an indirect way to show you that they want to end your relationship. The good news is that nine times [Read More …]
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