Posts Tagged ‘Acceptance’
Monday, November 7th, 2011
Is it necessary to let your parents off the hook?
Robert Karen PhD in his article, Forgiving Your Parents, tells us that forgiveness is the route to happiness, maturity and self-acceptance.
Check out this article if you are contemplating this question.
Tags: Acceptance, Emotions, Forgiveness
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2011
Celebrate not just tolerate difference.
This is the path to an energized partnership.
The fact that you see things differently is a strength – not a weakness. Read more »
Tags: Acceptance, Connection, Relationship Patterns
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Monday, July 4th, 2011
Pain may actually be the best thing that happens to you.
It could be the only thing that moves you forward.
Sounds so cliche, I know, trying to convince you on the benefits of pain and loss, but lets dig a little deeper. Read more »
Tags: Acceptance, Crisis, Fear, Grief
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Monday, June 13th, 2011
Do not ask yourself that question.
If you do, you are headed down a path of failure and misery.
The answer propels you on a fault-finding mission, sets you up for agony and self-doubt. The result is diminished self-esteem and confidence.
The answer…you change the question. Read more »
Tags: Acceptance, Let It Be, Relationship
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Monday, May 23rd, 2011
Relationship decisions can be agonizing.
Deciding whether or not to keep trying is hard, particularly when there are children involved.
Should You Stay or Should You Go? a Huffington Post article by Christine Carter PhD, describes four types of relationship problems in an attempt to simplify the decision-making process.
Check out her article, it may help you make sense of your situation.
Tags: Acceptance, Change, Crisis
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Monday, February 14th, 2011
Have you ever seen the Jim Carrey movie, “Yes Man”?
Carl, played by Jim Carrey has become withdrawn with an increasingly negative spin on life since his divorce.
A friend invites him to a “YES!” seminar which turns his life around. Carl decides that he is going to stop being a “No Man” and vows to answer “YES!” to every opportunity, request or invitation that comes his way.
How can you apply the power of “YES” to your emotional life? Read more »
Tags: Acceptance, Counselling, Emotions
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Monday, January 31st, 2011
Do you live on the sunny side of the street?
Do you live where the grass is always greener?
You know that you are an optimist when you consider a setback or a disappointment to be temporary and changeable.
Are we born with an optimistic temperament? Or can we learn to live on the sunny side of the street? Read more »
Tags: Acceptance, Behaviour, Counselling
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Monday, October 11th, 2010
Cheap forgiveness is a quick and easy pardon.
There is no processing of emotion and no coming to terms with the injury.
When you refuse to forgive, you hold tenaciously to your anger. When you forgive cheaply, you simply let your anger go. Is there another way of looking at this age old dilemma?
Is forgiveness good for you? Is it necessary to forgive in order to heal? Perhaps not. Read more »
Tags: Acceptance, Book Reviews, Forgiveness, Relationship
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