Our mindset is key to managing hard emotions. The old saying is absolutely true, that it is not what happens to us in life but what we do with it. For every person still suffering from something “unforgivable” that was done to them, someone else experienced a similar fate and handled it more effectively. We...
Have you ever thought “I could just kick myself!” in response to your behavior under stress? If that question made you wince or laugh in recognition, you were probably, at that time, in the midst of what I’m calling a “Wild Thing” reaction. In Jane Nelsen’s especially relevant book, Positive Discipline, she refers to...
Let’s jettison three toxic things in this fresh decade: Shame, Blame, and Cynicism. These are lead weights in our soul’s backpack that will fatigue us and may prevent us from reaching our dreams. Shame is the only emotional state that has no redeeming value. Please note, it is inferior to guilt, which leads to taking responsibility and...