Sometimes we deprive ourselves of what we want. We might not know what we want, or we might have shut ourselves down to being allowed to want. Yes, we may not get everything we want in life. We might even get people and things we later realize we didn’t really want in our life. That’s… Read More Learn That It Is Okay To Want
Yes we will make mistakes and that’s okay. Sometimes there is no right way to do something, so we our best and that’s good enough. We can get so hung up on making mistakes that we let life pass us by. When we make a mistake we ask for forgiveness, if necessary, but we don’t… Read More Learn To Let Yourself Make Mistakes
Some situations will arise that we will start questioning ourselves about. We’ll ask ourselves whether we can continue. Sometimes we’ll stick things out, maybe we’re stubborn or may be we think we are being persistent. But, sometimes we take it too far and stick with something long beyond when we should. Instead it’s time to… Read More Don’t Ask Yourself If You Can. Ask Yourself Do I Really Want To?
No one likes making a hard call. Hard calls are ones in which neither choice is really great, but we have to choose one. We may have to let go of a partner that is abusing us, a boss that is intolerable, a friend or family member. Hard calls force us to examine our values,… Read More Sometimes We Have To Learn When To Make The Hard Calls
Sometimes it takes a little reminder to remember we get to choose in our lives. We get the right to choose what we want, need, and desire. We have the right to decide what is right for us.
It’s easy to paint yourself into a corner, or keep at the goals that will no longer work with your current life. We need to review and adjust our goals and commitments on a regular basis to avoid trapping ourselves. Do you find yourself feeling resentful, grumbling or complaining about something in your life? It’s… Read More Learn To Stop Trapping Yourself
Expectations can be silent demands. We can feel uncomfortable when we don’t meet those demands. We can feel ashamed, guilty, off balance and out of place. But what if we took a moment to examine these expectations. Are they reasonable? Are they just? Do they cut into our life, our wants, needs, etc,? Or are… Read More Learn To Examine Other People’s Expectation
Most teens will experiment. They experiment with everything. They will push as many boundaries as they can. It is their job to do this in order to push themselves into adulthood and away from you as their parent. They are launching themselves. But what happens when their experiments go wrong and they end up with… Read More Substance Abuse In Teens
We can spend years trying to get over other people’s comments to us. We are controlled by these comments as they run around inside our heads. Sometimes we don’t even realize we are doing this, it has become so normal for us. But don’t you owe it to yourself to find out if these thoughts… Read More Remember Thoughts Can Be Powerful
If you are doing your best, then that’s all you can do. If you are working on the relationship, helped someone else, worked hard at your job, or taken care of yourself today, then know you are doing your part. Now, it’s time to let the rest go for today.
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