How comparison hurts you
While thoughts and feelings about comparison are inevitable, it's helpful to see how comparisons get processed by Anxiety, the Drill Sergeant, and the Inner Critic.
3 Reasons to Watch K-Pop Demon Hunters
I only watched the beginning and the end of the Oscars, and in that small viewing window, K-Pop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Film and Best Score. Which is fitting. The movie is deeper than it sounds. Sure, it's silly and there's plenty of fluff. But in addition to catchy tunes, it also has a powerful message that relates to all of us. Here are 3 reasons why you may want to check the movie out.
Fear of feeling
It takes practice, naming and acknowledging your feelings. Most of us don't have a strong feeling vocabulary. It can help to have a list of feelings, which you can easily find on the internet. Better yet, this is what therapists do best: help you articulate what you're feeling so that you can finally let the feelings go.Because ironically, preventing yourself from feeling is what makes you stuck. And feeling your feelings is what will set you free. And I want you to be free.
The Guest House
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
Gift-giving, part 2
This workshop will be coming to a city near you. But first we have to finish writing and publishing the book. And then, you are all going to learn how to thrive.
Courage and Creativity
I never understood why some people don’t like New Year’s resolutions, just because we’re bound to mess them up. Of course we’re going to mess them up! We mess everything…
Overshooting your mark
Successes are important because they give us the encouragement and motivation to keep trying. However, you will learn far more from your mistakes than you will from your successes. It's only in the mistakes that we encounter the opportunity to acquire wisdom.