Who are your friends? Do you have loving, supportive people in your life who expect the best from you? Or are your friends more of a pity party, people you go to just to vent and reinforcement that there’s nothing you can do about your problems except feel sorry for yourself?
The quality of your friends [...]

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.”
- Maya Angelou
How much more peace would you have in your life if you adopted this as your motto? Instead of venting about it, do something about it! Step up and take it as an opportunity to make a difference. Set [...]

When you love someone you do not love them all the time, in exactly the same way, from moment to moment. It is an impossibility.

- Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Wow! No kidding, huh?
I came across this quote today and it struck me that long ago I experienced exactly what this quote is talking about. Unfortunately, I didn’t [...]

“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
Eleanor Roosevelt
Even though someone’s words may be ugly and even intentionally hurtful, no one can make you feel bad about yourself - unless there is some part of you than agrees with what they’re saying. No matter what anyone says to you or about you, if [...]

Enforcing your boundaries is hard enough, but is particularly hard when it hurts someone you love. I would even go so far as to say this is why most of us have such a difficult time enforcing our boundaries in the first place.
Whether the person hurting is your partner, your child, your friend or anyone [...]