This year, Aug. 13-17, is National Simply Your Life week. According to the website, nationaltoday.com, “National Simplify Your Life Week” is observed yearly during the first week of August. Though its origins are unknown, it is abundantly clear that the week is for decluttering and simplifying one’s life, which involves getting rid of physical and […]
As we wrap up February and the Month of Love, I wanted to write to bring legitimacy to the lifestyle choice people make to be single by choice. I am single by choice and many others are, too. I had a counselor say to me, “You can’t be happy without a partner in life.” I […]
Did you know, if you don’t like the emotions you are experiencing or your current state of health, you can indirectly affect change by changing your actions and thoughts? I am not a physician or a psychiatrist; my degree is in counseling. However, it doesn’t take a doctor to understand that a person’s habits—both behavioral […]
Whatever happens in the outside world has no meaning other than the meaning you give it. This is not a new concept, but it is a difficult one to put into practice, unless you’ve had some guidance and experience under your belt. Whenever things happen, we tend to place a value on them by labeling […]
Whenever you find yourself experiencing a strong emotion—either positive or negative—make an attempt to become “The Watcher.” See if you can imagine yourself watching you experiencing the emotion instead of actually becoming the emotion. When you leave yourself in order to watch, there is a distance and objectivity to the watching. It helps you to […]
