Relinquishing the need to save others

March 13, 2017 by
save others

It is the human condition to want to help. It is kind and proper to do your best to be good to others. It is in everyone’s best interest. – Or, is it? Helping others helps our humanity. We feel good when we truly perform gestures of kindness. The problem comes in when that kindness is taken advantage of. When you end up with certain individuals in your life that come to expect you to constantly help. They can begin to cross that line from needing an occasional favor to needing and worse expecting you to be there at the drop of the hat every time something goes wrong. You become their … [Read more...]

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10 Suggestions to Get You In a Better Mood

March 8, 2017 by
mood

Some days we just wake up on the wrong side of the bed. It's harder than usual to get going, your mood dips and every little thing starts to set you off. You now have two choices. 1. allow the funk to get a grip on you and wallow in it setting the tone for the rest of the day to go to hell in a hand basket, or 2. Pick an item off of this list and get your head straight realizing that you and you alone hold the power to alter your mood and change the course of your day. VENT - Just letting your feelings out can help. Write in a journal, call a friend, even venting on social media can … [Read more...]

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Don’t Allow Fear to Stop You

March 8, 2017 by
fear

“What you fear the most will come to you.” This proverb is found originally in the Bible (Jeremiah 42) and has been rehashed over and over throughout the years by sages, Wisemen, authors, and motivational speakers. Fear and worry are driving factors in many people’s lives. Both are a misuse of the imagination. Imagination and thoughts are power. The truth of the matter isn’t that just what you fear the most will come to you… It’s that whatever you focus on - good or bad will have a tendency to manifest in your life. The beauty is that once you understand this you realize that you are in … [Read more...]

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Letting go of toxic people

March 8, 2017 by
toxic

Releasing people from your life who are not good for you is a vital piece in being a well balanced happy emotionally healthy person. It is, however, not easy on any level a lot of the time. How do you determine if someone is toxic to your life? Toxic people create chaos in other people's lives on a pretty consistent basis They expect that you will deal with their drama without question - their problems are your problems Your life gets put on the back burner in order to try and help them They seem to switch from loving to angry easily and seemingly without reason. They are very … [Read more...]

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