Standing up for yourself is an essential skill. You can’t get through life in one piece without it. For many people, setting boundaries is anything but easy, and they find that those around them don’t respect them as they should.…
You must take responsibility for your own choices and actions, for you learn nothing until you take ownership of your life. – Leon Brown Who is responsible for your life? You and only you. Other people can affect your life,…
You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly. —Sam Keen A relationship takes work and effort. Any relationship, but especially a romantic one, can only thrive if you are putting in…
<b>Some days, we might feel insignificant, like the world is just too big for us. Other days, you might feel like everything is about you. </b>People can shift between these extremes, but sometimes, we get stuck in one of them.…
The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. They say you shouldn’t forget to see the forest for the trees, but the trees, ultimately, make up the forest. It’s important to pay attention to the small…
“It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it.” ―Hans Selye Stress is so normal that we usually feel it every day or most days. This is true of the people who work, who stay at home doing…
2023 has quickly passed by, and, likely your New Year resolutions have been left by the wayside. Don’t feel bad: most people have that same experience. The vast majority of people who try to set New Year’s resolutions don’t succeed…
<b>It is impossible to have a great life unless it is a meaningful life. And it is very difficult to have a meaningful life without meaningful work. </b>– Jim Collins Work is an essential element of our lives. It’s where…
It’s easy to keep doing things the way we do them. They fade into the background and become part of the routine. Often, we are aware, on some level, that these things are not ideal: eating a certain way, smoking,…
In school, you’re taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson. – Tom Bodett Life is rarely just easy, and when it is, it never lasts. Instead of this,…
“Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the shore.”—Andre Gide Most people develop a specific career in a field and stay there. But often, we feel the desire to change careers or begin…
“The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.” – Baruch Spinoza There are many situations when you have to speak up, give your opinion, and make your voice heard.…
