Posts tagged with “wisdom”
How to Stop Prioritizing Everyone and Everything Else at Your Own Expense
âAgreeing to things just to keep the peace is actually a trauma response. When you do this youâre disrespecting your boundaries. No more making yourself uncomfortable for others to feel comfortable. You have control now. You run your life. Take up space and use your voice.â ~Dj Love Light
I read the text from my stepmother inviting everyone to the holiday dinner at her house, and my stomach began to churn. I did not want to attend, but I was instantly flooded with guilt at the thought of saying no.
âHow to kindly decline an inviteâ I typed and hit …
If You Havenât Found Your Purpose: How to Feel Good Anyway
âThe person who lives life fully, glowing with lifeâs energy, is the person who lives a successful life.â ~Daisaku Ikeda
Weâve all heard the phrase âfind your life purpose.â It gets thrown around so much nowadays. Many of us have been in what feels like an eternal quest to find it, especially if weâve been feeling stuck, lost, and out of alignment. Finding our purpose then becomes an almost obsessive search for the solution that will solve all our problems.
Weâve been led to believe that a life purpose is a single thing, a calling that weâll be passionate about…
How to Start Saying No When Youâre Afraid of Disapproval
âSometimes what youâre most afraid of doing is the very thing that will set you free.â ~Robert Tew
When I say that my need for people to like me has been one of the hidden rulers of my life, Iâm not kidding!
Ever since I was a kid, I wanted everyone to like me, and I had significant anxiety if they didnât. My fear of the disapproval of others quietly lurked beneath the surface like a shadow under my skin, dictating my behavior and my mood.
I was so afraid of the disapproval of others that I would ruminate over …
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