If you read history, it is abundantly clear that mental health issues have always plagued…
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The scars on our brain are a reminder that our past is real but it’s…
Any year the word “pandemic” is among the most popular search terms in Google, you…
Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain. Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is a difference between being “hard” and being “mean.” The first is something life…
Love is giving someone the power to hurt you and trusting that they won’t use…
Be the person who breaks the cycle. If you were judged, choose understanding. If you…
When I was a kid, I always identified with the hero in movies. Nothing could…
Sometimes the emotional scars of living become so wrapped up in our identity that we…
Stress kills. You’ve probably heard it 100 times. It’s a fact that stress affects people’s…
Sammy Rangel’s life gave him every reason to be angry, bitter and resentful. And for…
If you have ever listened to an inspirational video on YouTube, there’s a good chance…
Music is incredibly powerful. It impacts us in ways that ordinary prose cannot. So much…
Perfectionism is a self destructive and addictive belief system that fuels this primary thought: If I look perfect, and do everything perfectly, I can avoid or minimise the painful feelings of shame, judgment, and blame.
I am a lover of wisdom literature. Nothing gets me going like a good quote.…
Everybody wants to be a warrior. But nobody really knows what that means. Toughness, as…
Growing up in a single-parent home has affected my life in extraordinary ways. I am…
Today’s post is a contribution from my friend Souad Tello, who is a Syrian refugee…
Imagine you are walking in the woods and you see a small dog sitting by a tree. As you approach it, it suddenly lunges at you, teeth bared. You are frightened and angry. But then you notice one of its legs is caught in a trap. Immediately your mood shifts from anger to concern: You see that the dog’s aggression is coming from a place of vulnerability and pain. Rjis applies to all of us. When we behave in hurtful ways, it is because we are caught in some kind of trap. The more we look through the eyes of wisdom at ourselves and one another, the more we cultivate a compassionate heart.
This article is the third of a five-part series of talks delivered by Steve Harvey…
What better way to kick off the new year than with a Steve Harvey motivational…
I admittedly don’t know a lot about TD Jakes, but I do know he is…
In my last article, I made the case that deep breathing is the ultimate self-control.…
Stress disrupts a physical process as fundamental to life as breathing. When human beings get…
Fighting reality only creates suffering. While pain is inevitable in life, suffering is optional. And suffering is what happens when we refuse to accept the pain in our lives.
He suffers more than necessary, who suffers before it is necessary.
If you really want to escape the things that harass you, what you’re needing is not to be in a different place but to be a different person.
It’s only a matter of time before life knocks you down. In fact, some of…
Per his Wikipedia page, Jordan Peterson is a Canadian clinical psychologist and a professor of…
One of the biggest things that separates human beings from animals is the future. As…
We like to have fun on this blog. And sometimes that fun involves pain. Here…
By accepting life before it happens, and letting go of your inner resistance to all things you cannot change, you unlock true emotional freedom from all of your self-imposed emotional pain.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Elsewhere on the site I have cited scientific evidence demonstrating the health benefits of meditation.…
Dwayne Johnson needs no introduction. America’s favorite tough guy is killing it again at the…
On Tuesday, Maxim Dadashev tragically passed away from health complications following his July 19 fight…
David Goggins isn’t taking any of your bullsh*t. An African-American raised in a single-parent home,…
