Act from Your Values not Your Feelings
I read a quote a while back that stated, “Act from your values not your feelings.” Unfortunately, I didn’t make note of where it came from but it got me thinking about what that really looks like. What does it really mean? Following is something I wrote in response to that quote and my ponderings…. [...]
Responding to Challenges
The Dreamineer Sweepstakes is receiving entrants. One mother mentioned that she had a child with disabilities and felt that she couldn’t help her daughter. I could tell from the few words she used to describe her situation that she felt overwhelmed and trapped. My heart goes out to her. And, she’s not alone. Whether our [...]
How to Deal with Toxic People
How many times have you started your day in a great mood only to be accosted by someone at work or even at home who is filled with doom and gloom and negative energy? It’s just human nature to allow this toxic person’s venom to affect our mood, but it doesn’t have to be that [...]
Alone But Not Lonely
When’s the last time you took an hour, or a half hour, or even a few minutes, and just spent time quietly being with your Self? If you can’t readily recall when it was, it’s been too long. Alone time is something we need on a regular basis in order to regroup, recharge, and reacquaint [...]
Manage Your Anger, Honor Your Core Values
Anger – it’s an emotion that all of us have experienced. While it’s usually perceived as a negative emotion, it can actually be productive when understood and then expressed in an honorable way. Consider this: you cannot be angry about something or toward someone that you do not care about. The more angry you are, [...]
Communication and Your Core Values
Communicating with others – whether we accomplish this through talking, writing, or physical gestures – is a vital way of staying true to your core values. If you’ve identified what beliefs and feelings are most important to you, you can’t expect anyone else to just know them. It’s up to you to teach the people [...]
Learning the Language of Emotions
Ah, emotions… they are such a volatile, fragile, yet powerful part of our lives. They can be positive or they can be negative. We can allow them to affect our circumstances or we can learn to control them and act in a manner that is most beneficial to our Selves instead of being regulated by [...]
Letting Go of Assumptions to Find the True You
Have you been struggling to change your life for the better but finding that what you’re doing just isn’t working? Do you seem destined to plod along on the same old treadmill while you can only dream of following your heart’s desire? The problem could be that you haven’t yet let go of old assumptions. [...]
Defining Core Values
As you know, I write a lot about core values and how they affect your life – influencing everything from your psyche to your emotions to your physical health. But do you really understand what core values (sometimes referred to as core beliefs) are? Let’s take a small step back and examine this term in [...]
Are Women More Prone to Depression?
In the light of recent news that Catherine Zeta Jones checked into a mental health facility last week, what are the odds that normal women just like you and me will suffer from depression? I bet they’re pretty good. The truth is that depression knows no boundaries. It can obviously affect anyone regardless of income, [...]
