The Struggle You’re In Today
You Have to Know You’re Worthy to Attract a Healthy Relationship
“Your problem is you’re too busy holding onto your unworthiness.” ~Ram Dass
Three years ago I went through a breakup with someone I loved deeply.
I had no idea what had happened to me after I fell in love with this girl. I now know that I was asleep from the beginning to the very end of the relationship.
I was totally encapsulated with this girl to the point where I could not see what was in front of me. I was unable to see the red flags that were there in the beginning.
When I first laid eyes on …
How to Deal with Painful Emotional Triggers in Your Relationships
“A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.” ~Unknown
I’ve been looking for a new job, so I recently decided to update my resume.
“Hun, can you please help me with that?”
“Of course, my love.”
“Thanks, babe.”
Not only did my wife help me revamp my resume, she drafted me a killer cover letter as well.
“You’re the best, babe!”
“Happy to help, sweetie.”
I opened the cover letter the other day and found a discrepancy, something that immediately touched my deepest core wound.
There, at the bottom of the page, where my name, …
I Choose Me (and Why You Should Choose Yourself)
“One should always be on the trail of one’s own deepest nature.” ~Henry David Thoreau
I am watching my beautiful eighteen-year-old daughter begin to navigate life as a young adult. Dating, friends, work, school, future plans: the perennial Big Five in terms of potential landmines.
I am projecting like mad, reliving my own traumas, and hoping she will be more successful, more lucky, more savvy by a long shot than I ever was.
And mostly, I find myself on the sidelines silently urging her (okay, not always silently) to choose herself.
Choose herself when the friend who only wants …
Trying to Change Your Life? 6 Reminders to Help You Keep Going
“You can’t change what’s going on around you until you start changing what’s going on within you.” ~Zig Ziglar
When you’re studying for eighteen years to have a chance at a better future, you’re not expecting to end up wearing yellow gloves and washing dishes, right? But what if I tell you that it made me happier than a job sitting behind a desk at a renowned institution?
You might be thinking now, “If this post is about how to change from a job behind a desk to one behind a sink, I better not waste my time reading it.” …
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