Conflict happens. Period. There’s no escaping it, no matter how hard you try. Even silly, trivial things can flare up into full-blown arguments. It’s crazy. Since we can’t eliminate conflict, we should at least know effective ways to deal with it, starting with creating healthy boundaries and balancing our emotions to reduce unnecessary stress and…
Avoiding problems is a band-aid approach to handling life’s challenges that makes things worse. According to Christina Smith, LMHC, “Avoidance is a maladaptive coping skill that offers the mind an escape from uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, and/or experiences. It may seem like avoiding discomfort could be helpful, however, it results in never addressing the actual issue….
Some people know what they want and are determined to make it happen no matter what. They’re ambitious; driven. And will work nights and weekends – even holidays – to achieve their goals, while others are okay with dreaming and drifting, accepting whatever life hands them, and hoping for the best along the way. Why…
The only way to make progress in life is to make decisions. But that’s harder than it sounds unless you’re making little decisions. When making big decisions, sometimes you think you have everything figured out and know what to do. Easy. But there are times when knowing what to do can be a real struggle…
William James said, “The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.” Let’s resolve to be wiser in 2023 by letting go of everything we can that doesn’t add meaning to our lives. Let our motto be, simplify, simplify, simplify! Trying to keep up with everything is exhausting and wastes time….
John Bunyan wrote, “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.” The holiday season is here, and along with it, gift-giving. As lovely as it is to receive a gift, most people say they gain more pleasure from giving gifts than getting them. What better time…
With the help of today’s guest, we’ll be having a serious talk about mental illness and how we can recognize its symptoms. This actress starred for six years on the Bold and the Beautiful and has spent the last four years in the role of Sarah Horton in Days of Our Lives. We are honored to have the incredibly talented Linsey Godfrey with us today.
C.S. Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, describes his grief and sadness after the passing of his wife in his book, A Grief Observed, “Her absence is like the sky, spread over everything.” Loss, sadness, and grief affect every part of life and can leave you feeling hollow and empty. The holiday season…
We hear the words “gratitude” and “thanksgiving” so much that I wonder if they’ve become little more than self-help platitudes and warm-sounding seasonal cliches. Have we lost a meaningful appreciation for the true spirit of thankfulness and gratitude? And what do they really mean anyway, aren’t they the same thing? Emotion And Attitude Gratitude comes…
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “To lose patience is to lose the battle.” Dictionary.com defines patience as “the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.” That’s a tall order. Doesn’t it seem like a tidal wave of frustration, irritability, and impatience is…
