Category: Acceptance/Self-Acceptance
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A Wise Way to Handle Hurtful, Gnarly People
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Ram Dass has a brilliant idea for dealing with the limitations of others – envision them as trees growing to survive the elements. Do the gnarly people in your life have to protect themselves as well?
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From Self-reject to Self-respect
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Personal attacks, ridiculing, taunting and blaming are flying through the air in this election cycle. For many it brings back memories of our early experiences and triggers own self-doubt and self-rejecting messages.
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A Life-Changing Phone Call to Harper Lee
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On a dare I once phoned Harper Lee in Monroeville, Alabama. This call changed my life – bringing new-found courage and self-acceptance. I learned about perseverance and resilience, too.
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Tips for Talking to the Turkeys at the Table
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Thanksgiving gives us a reason and permission to allow gratitude into our lives. Also the opportunity to try out some tips for talking to the turkeys at the holiday table.
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Limiting Factors and Defining Characteristics: What Are Yours?
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Letting our early experiences and traumas define us can contribute to a replay of hurts from the past. Let’s look at how our Defining Characteristics and Limiting Factor affect our potential for living life.
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Saving Face or Losing Face?
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What Congress in Washington needs is a large dose of ‘Saving Face.’ Maybe they can use some tips from the Chinese who for generations have been experts on ‘Managing Face.’
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Honoring Your Differences Instead of Feeling Threatened By Them
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There’s a tendency to make someone ‘bad’ or ‘wrong’ just because they have a different point of view or way of doing things. Why not honor your differences – instead of feeling threatened by them?
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On Valentine’s Day Is the Value of Your Relationship Tied Up in a Gift?
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Don’t get thrown off center by Valentine’s Day disappointment. Here are some tips for navigating Valentine’s Day whether you are part of a couple or unattached.
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Django Freeman Meets James Hood
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A look at some parallels between Django Unchained and James Hood’s role in civil rights history when he and Vivian Malone courageously integrated the University of Alabama in 1963.