Category: Disappointments
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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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“Am I Not Good Enough?”
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When Ann Curry asked, “Am I not good enough? before her sudden departure from the “Today” show, ” it brought up feelings about rejection, criticism, betrayal and taking things personally.
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Hope and Fear and Hunger Games
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Watching the Hunger Games movie lets us recognize how our hopes and fears are connected to expectations, disappointment, loss and rejection.
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Valentine’s Day – Love ‘Em or Leave ‘Em
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What is it about Valentine’s Day that leads to relationship breakups? Could it be ‘the last straw’ in a series of disappointments dating back to Thanksgiving?
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Beating Holiday Stress: Avoiding Disappointments
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Holiday Stress seems bigger than ever this year. Here are some great tips to beat disappointment and keep expectations under control.
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Puttering Around with Perfectionism
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Procrastination is a reflection of self-rejection, anxiety and stress and often involves procrastination. Why not strive for ‘imperfection” for a change!
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Rewriting the Messages of Childhood
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Stories about Wendy Wasserstein and her family help us understand how the onslaught of childhood rejection messages affected the woman she grew into. And here are more stories to illustrate how childhood messages may have affected you and your work and personal relationships.
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Reunions and Reconnections – Exhilerating and Exhausting
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Reunions with family, friends, and places can be exhilarating and exhausting at the same time. Here are some take-aways with a sprinkling of visual images, gratitude and appreciation.
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Dealing with Feeling Left Out
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Feeling left out causes stress in personal relationships and affects productivity in the workplace. These 7 great tips help you deal with rejection when you’re excluded.