Have you ever been emotionally blackmailed by someone? Most people I talk to are not sure that they have. How can you tell that someone is emotionally blackmailing you? According to psychotherapist Susan Forward, emotional blackmail is a powerful form of manipulation in which people close to us use Fear, Obligation or Guilt (FOG) in […]
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I don’t know whether it’s because it is fall, but somehow letting go keeps on coming up as a theme around me. It’s a hard thing to do for many, because at the heart of it is fear. Whether it’s letting go of a career, a relationship, or resentment, we are afraid what will happen
Yes, as we live life, there are many bumps along the road. We may get disappointed. We may get disillusioned. However, we often fail to realize that it was always meant to be that way. That’s life: Imperfect, filled with potholes and unexpected twists and turns. It’s up to us to accept that this is
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“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek. Fear of the unknown is our greatest fear. Many of us would enter a tiger’s lair before we would enter a dark cave. While caution is a useful instinct, we lose many opportunities and much of the adventure of life if we fail to
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You may be and not even know it. I certainly didn’t until I came across psychologist Elaine Aron’s studies on this topic. Yet about 20% of the people on this planet are a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). People who are HSP tend to be more sensitive physically and emotionally. The sensitivities vary from person to
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I found this poem a number of years ago, but I think it’s fitting right now with school starting and fall drawing near. This often feels like a period of transition and change. And change takes willingness and courage. So I like to revisit this poem every so often to make sure my heart is still
As I shared last month, I have been working through and discarding a lot of my physical clutter with the help of the “KonMari” method from Marie Kondo’s book: “The life-changing magic of tidying up.”. (See: Clear Your Clutter, Clear Your Mind.) After going through clothes, books and magazines, I am now at the tail
We all go through difficult times in our lives at some point or another. But while some of us face tougher adversity than others, how we are able to withstand those times also varies widely. The capacity to overcome traumatic events- resilience – is what makes a huge difference when dealing with hardships. So what
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With so much focus on intellectual ability (IQ) in our society, emotional intelligence (EQ) had been neglected until recently. Yet studies have found that emotional intelligence is linked to personal achievement, happiness and professional success, even more so than IQ. And, unlike IQ, it is a flexible skill, which means that no matter what our
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Have you ever felt stuck on a project and decided to clean up your desk instead? Did you feel some temporary relief once you did? I have long been wondering about the apparent connection between clearing your surroundings and clearing your mind. So I was eager to start reading and working through Marie Kondo’s book
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