How can you make a major life change amidst emotionally charged circumstances and maintain a feeling of healthy, viable sanity? No matter what is changing in your life, there are things that you can do to aid your own resilience…
If I asked you to tell me about your life, what would you say? Would I hear about your accomplishments, your family, your dreams? Would you tell me of your heartaches, loss or needs? How do you define your life…
It’s the state of the American family in hundreds of thousands of households from California to New York. Life has a tendency in this down economy to press in on family life. The added pressure of devalued currency, a rise…
In the world of positive psychology, you are what you think. It is not the magic trick in the hat sort of thinking, but a structured and definite way to learn and live in life. When is this really helpful? …
Bess Myerson once wrote that “to fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.” Especially if you were that person who wanted the relationship to last, were willing to be and stay through…
From our friends at Psychology Today come ten really useful tips on how to purposefully construct a relationship where emotional support is both two way and important. The following was written by Barton Goldsmith, Ph.D. in Emotional Fitness (Source http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/emotional-fitness/200908/10-tools-giving-and-getting-emotional-support)…
There is a short distance between where you are and what you dream of. I know that may seem irresponsible to say, but it’s the truth. I’ll explain. Fate as it turns out is at best a strange lady that…
In the post-relationship phase of romantic attachments, it is highly likely that you might experience separation anxiety or stress due to the absence of your former flame. Even within the most troubled relationships, the soul connection between individuals longs to…
Living empowered begins with one simple statement. I love my life. I am empowered to grow it, ready to face it, happy to live it…good and bad. The whole dance. As I thought through this article in my bright and…
There are three sticks of prayer incense burning to my left; today I’m writing at my dining room table instead of in my office. Many papers to finish, and the time wastes away. I contemplate silence that doesn’t seem to…
Five Easy Steps to Eliminate Stress Stress is an everyday fact of life for many people around the world. The pressure of work, family, faith and life come together to form that perfect storm of tightness in your chest, inability…
