Tag: Love
When You Least Expect It
I couldn’t help but think of the aphorism; “You’ll find love when you least expect it” as I was writing The Power of Being Yourself. Why? Because it suggests that love often comes into our lives when we are not actively seeking or searching… Continue Reading “When You Least Expect It”
The Stages of Love
Love, just like our own growth, evolves and matures over time. There is the honeymoon stage. This is the stage where everything seems perfect, carefree, and fun. You’re infatuated and smitten, and everything seems and feels perfect. When many people think about ‘falling in… Continue Reading “The Stages of Love”
Love Cannot Rescue
If we are looking to other people, places, things, or experiences to bring us happiness, peace, joy, and love we will always end up disappointed and let down. While all of these things, particularly our relationships with others, have great potential to enrich our… Continue Reading “Love Cannot Rescue”
Breathe and Decide
There are some words that just capture the things that matter so well. Like many things, media is a powerful tool that has the ability to give us a lens into ourselves… but it can also be used to manipulate and separate. It’s easy… Continue Reading “Breathe and Decide”
It’s Not Fine, But It’ll Be Okay
It’s not fine, but it’ll be okay. There was something so reassuring and affirming about hearing those words. Countless times throughout the day we are asked how we are and many of us respond automatically with those simple two words, “I’m fine.” Or, how… Continue Reading “It’s Not Fine, But It’ll Be Okay”
My Gap-Toothed Smile
When I was little I had a gap in my two front teeth. It was large enough to fit a nickel and a dime pressed together perfectly. I know this because a friend handed me a nickel and asked if it would fit between… Continue Reading “My Gap-Toothed Smile”
Landmines
If you don’t love yourself and feel wholly worthy as you are, this is the evidence. These are the landmines you’re planting your relationships. The doubts, the questioning, the need for validation, and for someone else to be responsible for your emotional regulation. I know, because I used to plant them and then be surprised when they would erupt in my face.
The Pull of Self Abandonment
Recently I reflected on what happens when you step outside of your comfort zones to change, grow, and bloom into something new. The external result of your internal changes may be to make others uncomfortable with the new and unfamiliar version of you. There… Continue Reading “The Pull of Self Abandonment”
The Mind Trap
Of the 95% of people who believe that they are self-aware, only 10% of people actually are. On my own journey of wellness, introspection, and self-awareness I remember hearing this quote by Tasha Eurich in a TED talk. Her findings came down to one… Continue Reading “The Mind Trap”
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