With the holiday season in full swing, so are angry meltdowns in department stores, restaurants, airports and just about anywhere else, really. People are exhausted, stressed out and worried about money..Yet, as anyone who has ever loved someone with a hair-trigger temper can tell you, a lot more than a meal can be ruined when an adult has a tantrum in public...
Resentment is like a glass of poison that a man drinks; then he sits down and waits for his enemy to die. What would it be like to release yourself from anger and resentment? How might forgiveness enable you to celebrate the Christmas holiday with more peace and joy?
Managing Anger: When It Isn’t Yours How do you keep a loved one’s tantrums from ruining your relationship? Here are some tips from the experts: Don’t be silent. Ignoring the bad behavior enables it. And withdrawal makes the angry person feel judged, says Joe James, a psychologist and anger-management specialist. Validate the feelings, not the […]
By Karen McMahon “If you want to be happy, put your effort into controlling the sail, not the wind.” We so often try to control our outer circumstances to create happiness; a change in location, job, relationship. Yet this seldom works. Yes, in the beginning there is the thrill of the newness of it […]
So how can we foster a healthy conversation and healing when we or a loved one is angry? The best approach is to listen quietly to their angry explosion. Listening is a potent tool in conversation. It is important to avoid the desire to defend yourself at this point...
When our love tank is filled, when we feel really loved by the people that are important to us, the world looks brighter and we can navigate difficulties and differences in a positive way. On an empty love tank, hard conversations become confrontations...
On this day of thanksgiving, look at your life through the lens of gratitude for all that you have become. Rejoice with a grateful heart each day whether you are in the fire of refinement or the restful ease of a quiet moment...
Why are we all so busy? We each have 24 hours in a day, but we have NO time! What is that really about? Worse, we are teaching our children this same insanity; to squeeze more and more into the day...
“Time is free, but it's priceless.
You can't own it, but you can use it.
You can't keep it, but you can spend it.
Once you've lost it you can never get it back.”
- Harvey MacKay
It is amazing how our lives can so easily become so busy that something so basic as taking care of yourself can get lost. It can seem like such a challenge to remind yourself daily how to take care of yourself first. So this holiday season while you are filling your time with family and friends...
