From an anonymous commenter to a previous post comes an important point to be made (Thanks, Anonymous!) : How your low self-esteem can disrespect others.
Now, at first glance, that seems an odd statement. But consider this scenario.
Someone pays you a compliment about how nice you look today, and you immediately launch into a dissertation on [...]

“When you die, God and the angels will hold you accountable for all the pleasures you were allowed in life that you denied yourself.” — Anonymous
Interesting idea, huh?
We are so used to concentrating on the responsibilities and obligations we have, and typically, a responsibility or obligation to oneself to indulge in available pleasures does not [...]

I read the most profound blog post on what it is to be a mother this evening. I cried some, knowing…FEELING it all too well. It is the most exasperating relationship of a woman’s life, this being a mother, and the ONLY relationship where the goal from the start is to live a life APART [...]

Somethings just are what they are, the way they are, and that’s just it…can’t change it. Wanting them to be different is not going to do anything but frustrate you.
Resistance to what is amplifies overwhelm, as well…and when you’re in overwhelm, why make it worse?
If you’re frustrated and overwhelmed, doesn’t it make sense to take [...]