“Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end you are sure to succeed.” – Abraham Lincoln
Do you feel like a success in your life?
If you are like most people, even if you answered “YES” to this question, you likely have some qualifiers. After all, no matter how successful you are, you could always be more successful! And you don’t have to look around very hard to find others to compare yourself to not only who have it better than you do, but seem to have it all!
“Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.” – Wayne Dyer
Are you undermining your life happiness with bad habits that you just can’t seem to shake? If you are, then you are in good company!
Although we “know better,” old habits are hard to break. Over the years we get messages about ourselves from our family, classmates and others around us, and if they are not very positive ones, they set the stage for unrelenting negative and critical self-talk. If we can’t shake these negative thought habits, we live life as if we have smudgy glasses, and our perceptions of ourselves and others become unclear. Continue reading
As we size up our financial health during tax season, how about asking yourself if you are staying out of emotional bankruptcy? In face of challenging economic conditions, we might lose our perspective of focusing on what is most important – our ability to withstand difficult times and keep a sense of optimism and self-empowement even when our life feels out of control. Are you making obligations to others that you do not have within you – Continue reading
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
“‘Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.” — Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887)
It is no secret that gratefulness is correlated with life satisfaction and happiness. Continue reading
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
What’s done is done.
We can’t turn back the clock of time. Good or bad, right or wrong, it is done. It’s over!
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
In my 35 years as a psychotherapist, I have been struck by the inability many people have to distinguish between fact and fiction. People get depressed, they get negative, and they get anxious for generally one main reason – they treat interpretations like facts! They never learned to do otherwise – Continue reading
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
Too busy in your hectic life to “take ten” to ground yourself for the day? Too much to do and too little time? Stressed out beyond belief and you can’t imagine sparing any extra time to stop and take stock and take a daily pulse? Do you want to get off this endless cycle of “to dos” but can’t seem to get away from your life “inbox?” Continue reading
Originally a guest post on www.lifehack.org
Metaphors can help get us unstuck from deeply ingrained patterns and habits of thinking. We use metaphors all the time and often do not even realize them as they have become so much of a part of our language. Case in point, they can “open doors” and provide “the keys” to insight!
So next time you think you are “at the end of your rope” – think metaphors! Continue reading
Most of us know guidelines for physical fitness, which includes a lifestyle of regular aerobic exercise, along with stretching and strength training. The same goes for the general knowledge of the basics of healthy vs. unhealthy food choices. For example, foods that are rich in protein, grains, and fiber, while being low in sugar and saturated fats, are certainly more nutritionally sound than a meal consisting of a Big Whopper with soda and fries Continue reading
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