January 10, 2018
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I apologize to my readers for being away from the blog for the past year. A great deal of my energy had to be diverted to pulling myself out and staying out of the depression caused by the results of … Continue reading
December 12, 2016
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It’s easy to get overwhelmed when you look around at all that seems to be wrong with the world. It’s tempting to put your head back down and hope it will all go away… somehow. Here are some tips to … Continue reading
July 13, 2015
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When I was in high school there was a trivia contest. As a brainiac, I was a natural pick for a team; but my teammates neglected to factor in two alarmingly pertinent details — my abysmal self-image and mortal fear of … Continue reading
July 6, 2015
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I’ve learned from practice that I can rewrite the negative out of bad memories by using visualization to change my internalized reaction to the memory. I will give you an example. As a child I had the following recurring nightmare. I … Continue reading
June 29, 2015
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You are not broken. But if you think you are broken, then you will act like you are broken. And you’ll stay stuck, acting like some broken person, when you aren’t even broken. You have had some tough life experiences, … Continue reading
June 22, 2015
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I went on a camping trip recently up in the San Gabriels. It’s a hot, dry, desert foothill area (especially now during this drought), but the campground is located by a brook and has lots of shade, so it’s a … Continue reading
June 15, 2015
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I cannot do all the good that the world needs. But the world needs all the good that I can do. ~Jana Stanfield Sometimes I take it very personally when others don’t share my values. I can feel so strongly … Continue reading
June 8, 2015
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Sometimes I take it very personally when others don’t share my values. I can feel so strongly about what I think is right and wrong, that I feel like I’ve been physically attacked by injustice. I feel personally devalued when … Continue reading
June 1, 2015
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Sometimes my inner orphan feels unsafe. Life doesn’t go quite ideally and she feels that her security is threatened. She begins to imagine the worst possible scenario and becomes convinced she’s doomed. She feels like she has no control and begins to … Continue reading
May 25, 2015
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It’s possible to make peace with your demons. They are not actually demons at all, but only the imprints of a scared, hurt, and lonely inner child who needs to be seen, heard, comforted, loved, and cared for by the … Continue reading