I had a dream. Not like Martin Luther King but stay with me. In this dream, I was in my backyard. There was snow on the ground. Suddenly, there were two black panthers ahead of me on my left. They were watching me, circling me. I was getting nervous. Then, on my right there was …
I judged someone a few weeks ago, which leads to today’s blog post. My judgment of this other human hurt her. That wasn’t my intention. In fact, it never even occurred to me it’d get back to her. It was said in a thoughtless moment without any consideration for anyone else. Regardless, I did mean …
Most relationships fail because you choose the wrong person. Sometimes repeatedly. You don’t realize things are going to fall apart down the road. Or that they’ll make you mad or sad or crazy. It’s not intentional. You don’t know you’re choosing the wrong person. In order to break this cycle, you need to be aware …
When making a big decision, it can be difficult to know if you’re doing the right thing. Tensions can be high, feelings muddled. How do you see through the forest of trees to the other side? Will you regret this? Are you doing the right thing? Do you quit or push forward? The questions are …
Do you ever wish someone would just come to save you? Come help you off the ground? Life would be so much easier. But no one is coming. No one is coming to save you. No matter how hard you wish it. You have to save yourself. Something I’ve become quite good at but didn’t …
Are you a serious person? Is it hard for you to be playful? You want to, but you just can’t let go. Like an old jacket you’ve been wearing too long, and the zipper is stuck. Various upbringings lead to serious personalities. Maybe you had serious parents. Perhaps you were the only one taking care …
Who are you? Over the years, the answer to that question might change. Life evolves. You learn lessons and become many different people over the course of your life. You aren’t supposed to stay the same through the whole thing. Life is a path, leading you to yourself. The biggest changes happen depending on: What …
Ah, breakups. The ultimate self-esteem killer. Even the most confident of you begin to question yourselves after a break-up. What’s wrong with you that you couldn’t make it work? Is there a defect in your personality? Some unhealed trauma you haven’t resolved? Are you the problem? It’s possible, you might be the problem (or part …
You hear songs about listening to your heart. Warnings about ignoring your head. Sometimes when a relationship ends, you’ll realize your head already knew the reasons it wouldn’t work. But your heart did it anyway. Is there a way to listen to both? Should you listen to your head? Or are you bound to give …
How is it possible to love someone with your whole heart one day, and then feel nothing the next? Was it ever really love if the feeling can change? Is love a lie? An illusion? You worry something is wrong with you… that you did love, and now you don’t. Nothing is wrong with you. …
