Emotional

6 Ways to Practice Self-Love This Valentine\’s Day

Valentine’s Day is approaching, and we are all familiar with the mixed emotions revolving around a holiday that markets the idea of romantic love. Not everyone is in a romantic relationship, and sometimes having it blasted all over the media can have the potential for feelings of inadequacy. But what about love for yourself? Practicing […]

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7 Things You Might Not Know About Emotions

My lifelong quest to understand and work with emotions began when I was consumed with anger and couldn’t find answers to several questions, “what causes anger?” “What makes anger overwhelming and can I change it?” Lastly, “how do I get anger to stop running my life?” Subsequently, I’ve discovered things about emotions that, even now,

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Something to Hold onto During Life\’s Upsetting Challenges

Have you ever been rafting down a fast-moving river? Before people load into a raft and position themselves to participate in guiding it down-stream, they are warned that they might fall out. This is followed by instructions on what to do if that happens; such as “relax, keep your face out of the water so

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Benefits of A Clear Understanding of the Purpose of Emotions

We’re all moving. We’re headed for a new “place,” which is about participating in a new vibration. It’s clear to anyone who observes and thinks that we cannot continue to stay where we are. The breakdown we’re witnessing, of almost everything, is designed to facilitate our movement to this new “place.” We’re all moving (us

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4 Ways to Stay Empowered When the Holidays are Hard

Once again, the holidays are upon us. We are bombarded with holiday music, decorations, food, and invitations. For many, it’s the happiest time of the year, but that’s not the case for everyone. Tragedy, disaster, and crisis don’t make exceptions for the holidays. Life-changing events happen any time with little regard to how it inconveniences

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What Price Do We Pay for Not Claiming Mastery Over Emotions?

A fascinating thing about emotions explains why the first area we humans’ “study” in life is emotions. Emotions allow us to have memory! Without activated emotions, memory is eroded or deficient. Also, when we freeze emotions, which occurs when we don’t allow ourselves to feel them, we suppress memory. When we hold anger inside, it

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Emotional Mastery Gets You Off the Emotional \”Gerbil Wheel\”

Recently, a lot of people have been talking with me about their experience of going round and round with the same issues, the same emotions. They say they don’t like going over the pain of rejection again, or the anxiety of feeling not enough again. They also talk about how difficult it has been for

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Strengthen Your Emotional Resiliency in 2020

My sister-in-law, who is nearing 80 years old, is a champion Salsa Dancer. She started a couple of years after her husband died. It’s not like she didn’t have anything to do, either. She’s been helping high-level teachers in Pennsylvania do a stellar job of teaching children to understand literature, and write; for many years.

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