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Identity
If you were to describe who you are in only a few words, how would you do so? Would you say you’re a loving parent or spouse? A nice person maybe. Or perhaps a hard worker? Of course some of us would use other things to describe who [...]
Negativity
“When it rain it pours.” “That’s just my luck.” “Why does this always happen to me?” Do you or anyone you know say these things any time something goes wrong in life? Although saying statements like these may not seem like a big deal, studies have shown that we can actually cause continued negative events [...]
A Simple Reason for Fear
I wrote a lot about fear in my book, but I thought I’d share something I read a long time ago in the literature of Alcoholics Anonymous that I wish I would have included in my book. It basically suggested that we were afraid we wouldn’t get something we wanted or that [...]
Better Than We Were Before
I wrote in my book that we can be happier in life by trying to be a better person than we were before, but how doing so isn’t always that easy. Sometimes I don’t feel like being a loving and kind person or want to be understanding and tolerant of someone who isn’t being [...]