Posts tagged with “wisdom”
When Itâs Time to Let People Go: How Iâve Lightened My Emotional Load
âLove yourself enough to let go of the people, thoughts, and habits that are weighing you down.â ~Karen Salmansohn
More than a year ago I started unpacking and cleaning out my âbackpackâ of life in a different way.
I have always tried to remain friends with exes, and even though we didnât necessarily socialize together, there was still the odd keeping in touch, helping them with a favor, or âHappy Birthdayâ text.
While most of them are generally nice people, the truth is that if I never dated them, I probably wouldnât be friends with them now. Weâre just on …
7 Steps to Deconstruct Your Anger So It No Longer Controls You
âHolding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.â ~Buddha
For as long as I can remember Iâve struggled with anger.
My earliest memories of my anger are from junior high school, but it was around much earlier than that.
The only emotion that was ever shown in my house growing up was anger. My dad had an anger problem, and my mother showed no emotion at all. This is what emotional normal looked like to meâeither nothing or anger.
I was the …
How I Created My Own Roadmap for Happiness When I Was Feeling Lost in Life
âDoing what you like is freedom, liking what you do is happiness.â ~Frank Tyger
Life is a web of uncertainty, where we often believe we are on the right path, only to realize we’ve been wandering down the wrong road all along. Ever been there? Thinking you have your whole life planned out? Deciding to go after the things that you think will make you happy, only to end up disappointed on the other side? If so, I completely understand how you feel.
There’s no definitive map leading to a happy or fulfilled life. There is no right or wrong …
You Can Rise Up from Anything
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Why I Give Without Expectations (and Donât Think Itâs a âToxic Traitâ)
âSome of the kindest souls I know have lived in a world that was not so kind to them. Some of the best human beings I know have been through so much at the hands of others, and they still love deeply, they still care. Sometimes, itâs the people who have been hurt the most who refuse to be hardened in this world, because they would never want to make another person feel the same way they have felt. If that isnât something to be in awe of, I donât know what is.â ~Bianca Sparacino Â
I recently came across a …
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