It’s happening. Just when you think you’ve resolved that old sticky problem, it comes back around to bite you. Just when you think you have kicked that habit, let go of that ex, or finally figured out how to get through to your kids/boss/annoying neighbours, things start unravelling at the seams. As Winter creeps up on us and darkness settles in, the inner saboteur has come out to play. If you feel like just when you figured it all out, things started to fall apart, then this message is for you: don’t lose hope! The saboteur, like any part of us, serves a function. It appears when we are about to make a big mind-shift or life change, and it challenges us in deep, direct, and impactful ways. Read on to learn more about the saboteur, and how to get it under control before your life really does come unravelled. Read More→
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Do you have a rubber or cloth rectangular object lying at your front door? You know that thing that is meant to collect all the dirt and dust from your shoes? Yes, the common term used is doormat. Most of us go out and get ones that are seasonal or tie into the decor of our house. And what would we do without them? Have dirt dragged all over our floors and into our house? If you’re like me – you’re like: No way, Jose! I’m a bit of neat freak (but do look the other way for the cat at times).
So how come do we not apply the same principles to our emotional well-being as women? Read More→
What comes to mind when you think of the word power? Dominance? Control? Authority? Does it conjure up an image of a strong person with aggressive tendencies? A police office? A bodyguard? Does is evoke a feeling of fear or inferiority? All of these common associations with power are legitimate. But did you realize there is another type of power? According to Robert Firestone, PhD in his book The Ethics of Interpersonal Relationships there are two forms of power, negative (which can be covert or overt) and positive. Here is his description of the positive form of power, personal power. Read More→
By Priya Shah
One of the hardest things for any person, man or woman, is letting go of a relationship that’s not meant to be. We are often attached to the illusion that this person is “the One” for us, and that if we don’t have him or her, we’ll never find somebody new.
Holding on to disappointment, hurt, blame, anger, resentment, and bitterness, we convince ourselves that “all men are jerks” or “all women are bitches.” Read More→
By Kim Schuld
Have you ever felt like your life would be so much smoother (and better) if it just weren’t for all those other people? They expect you to be organized when you can’t even remember where you parked your car! Or maybe you are the always-on-time organized one who wastes too much of your precious time waiting for your lazy spouse to get their act together.
What if the problem wasn’t them? In fact, what if there was no problem at all?
Since the days of Hippocrates, observers of human behavior have believed that our temperaments are hard wired – we’re just born that way! And in 2000, scientists started publishing reports that proved that theory was true. Just as you were born with your eye color and your (original) hair color, you were born with your personality. Read More→
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