Relationships Take a Lotta Work
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How not to take rejection and disappointment so personally in your personal and professional relationships
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President Obama’s State of the Union address offers tips for building relationships, starting with respectful communication, honoring differences, cooperation and teamwork,
Categories: 2011 State of the Union Address, Communication, communication, Congress, Couples, Disappointments, disrespect, Gabrielle Giffords, Obama, Politics, Rejection, Rejection, relationship advice, relationship teamwork, relationships, Relationships, Resentment, respect, tragedy in Tucson, Trust -
Enough Trudging Through the Sludge – Time to Conjure Up Some Joy
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Bringing joy into our lives means moving away from negative thinking which has been passed down through the generations. It takes courage to break free.
Categories: Acceptance/Self-Acceptance, Anger, Appreciation, Communication, communication, courage, Fear, Gratitude, happiness, Happy New Year, Joy, needs, wants -
When ‘Gratitude’ Takes on Personality
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When we can open our hearts to giving and receiving gratitude our perspective about ourselves and about our world changes.
Categories: Appreciation, appreciation, Buddhist, Communication, Current Affairs, Family, Family, friends, giving and receiving, Gratitude, gratitude, Naikan, taking personally, Thanksgiving -
What’s Going to Happen to Me? Facing and Overcoming Fear
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Fear is in the air and it’s contagious and debilitating. Fear brings up helplessness, uncertainty, worry, apprehension and anxiety. Put fear in perspective and get it under control by understanding how and why you are affected by outside events and…
Categories: Abandonment, anger, Anger, Anxiety, Communication, Disappointment, Disappointments, economy, Fear, Fear, Loss, loss of identity, loss. relationships, overcome fear, protests, Rejection, Rejection, Relationships, self-rejection, self-worth, Trust -
Outraged, Enraged, Air Raged
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Air rage boils down to someone taking something personally. Like road rage, air rage is an out of control reaction to feeling wronged, slighted, or intruded upon. When someone invades our personal space, we feel disrespected. We take it personally.…