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How Expectations Can Drive People Away and How to Let Go of Control

By Marigny Goodyear in Blog, letting go, love & relationships

“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.” ~Friedrich Salomon Perls

About five years ago, I had a falling out with a close friend. I was irritated because she didn’t do the things I thought she should and she didn’t give as much as I did. I felt I had been very generous with her, and I expected her to do the same. I felt she owed me.

My anger became unmanageable and started seeping into pretty much every interaction we had. She began cancelling dinner …

Patience Is the Calm Acceptance That…

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

The Secret to Living Well and Longer

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

License to Hurt: What We Really Need When We’re in Pain

By Jan DeBlieu in Blog, change & challenges, letting go, love & relationships

“We’ll light the candle together when she’s ready. For now I’ll trust the darkness for us both.” ~Terri St. Cloud

Over breakfast one morning recently, Jeff and I started reminiscing about past years, and something was said that brought back a painful memory for me. My boss at the time had been unimaginably small-minded. He had hung me out to dry. “I still can’t understand why he did that,” I said.

Jeff looked at me levelly. “You need to get over it, Jan,” he said. “It was years ago.”

Wise advice, without question. The only problem was that I didn’t …

I Am Blessed to Have All That I Need

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Why I Forgave My Father and How It Set Me Free

By Alyana Moalam in Blog, love & relationships

“There is no love without forgiveness, and there is no forgiveness without love.” ~Bryant H. McGill

The day I chose to forgive was the day I became free

It happened on an ordinary weekday. It was just another ride on a crowded train. It’s been years since it happened, yet I can still recall the faintest details of that moment.

There they were, sitting directly across from me. She pulled out a small mirror and began to apply her lipstick. He playfully nudged her, causing her to mess up. She got mad. He laughed. She couldn’t help but smile despite …

There’s a Message in the Way a Person Treats You

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Sometimes I’m Not Angry, I’m Hurt

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Failing Doesn’t Make You a Failure (and You Can Still Succeed)

By Brianna Johnson in Blog, change & challenges

“Remember that failure is an event, not a person.” ~Zig Ziglar

Take a second and imagine little you. running around like the little ragamuffin you were. Imagine as far back as you can—back when you were first able to comprehend feedback from parents, teachers, or whatever other authorities were around.

When considering the cause of low self-esteem, the most obvious answers fall under the umbrella of past abuses or failures: a parent who demanded straight A’s, an abusive spouse, etc. These are common forms of mistreatment that cause some people’s self-esteem to tank.

But for those who’ve lived fairly easy …

Never Judge People by Their Past

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

We Can Disagree Without Attacking Each Other

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Be the Reason Someone Smiles Today

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Never Discourage Anyone Who Continually Makes Progress

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

How to Identify Your Emotional Triggers and What to Do About Them

By Kerry Campbell in Blog, change & challenges, letting go, love & relationships, mindfulness & peace

“Awareness is the birthplace of possibility. Everything you want to do, everything you want to be, starts here.” ~Deepak Chopra

Ever wonder why some people respond in the same destructive way over and over even though they keep getting the same bad results?

Many of us can relate to having unhealthy coping mechanisms and responses to things like stress, fear, or other agitating emotional states. Often, we are unaware of the subconscious processes going on and we may, for example, instinctively reach for an alcoholic beverage at the end of a long, hard day, never realizing we are setting …

Never Forget That Only Dead Fish Swim with the Stream

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Don’t Be Afraid to Love Again

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Sometimes It’s Better to Stand Alone

By Lori Deschene in Fun & Inspiring

Why I’m No Longer Hiding Behind My Privilege and My Spirituality

By Shelsey Jarvis in Blog, change & challenges

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” ~Anne Frank

We’re all just spiritual beings, bumbling along in human bodies, trying to make our way.

Trying to find the delicate balance between living in a physical world and embracing our higher selves.

In my quest for spiritual enlightenment, I learned how to narrow my focus. I learned to tune out the noisy Facebook newsfeed, I don’t watch the news, and I avoid saying things just for the sake of controversy.

For a while, this worked. As my vibe rose, I started …