Blog / Happiness / happy / Love / Love & Relationships / relationship / unhealthy
by Holly Lochinger · Published August 1, 2016
“The harder you fight to hold onto specific assumptions, the more likely there’s gold in letting them go.” ~John Seely Brown
It was Christmas night and I was ecstatic. He would be there any minute.
I touched up my gloss …
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Blog / Happiness / happy / Love & Relationships / relationship
by Sarah-Jane Dalby · Published August 1, 2016
“Good friends help you to find important things when you have lost them…your smile, your hope and your courage.” ~Doe Zantamata
Divorce or the end of a long-term relationship is one of hardest, if the not the hardest, trial you …
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Blog / Happiness / Love / mindfulness & peace / Self Help
by Michelle Peña · Published August 1, 2016
“Stop trying to ‘fix’ yourself; you’re not broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.” ~Steve Maraboli
The other day I had some time to kill before a meeting, so I decided to go to one of my favorite …
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Dear one, You were raised to believe that pain is something you need to run away from, something you should avoid and be ashamed of. But I tell you that pain, just like all the other positive and blissful emotions that you are so found of, needs to be felt. It demands to be felt! […]
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10 minute guided meditation / guided meditation / Meditation / Unleash Your Full Potential / unleash your potential
by Luminita D. Saviuc · Published August 1, 2016
The moment you start to unleash your full potential, you begin to feel as if a veil is being lifted from your eyes and you can finally see things clearly. When you unleash your full potential, you discover that life is full of wonderful things. And that everything that happened to you up until this moment, it happened […]
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When emotional intelligence (EQ) first appeared to the masses, it served as the missing link in a peculiar finding: people with average IQs outperform those...
Blog / change & challenges / Happiness
by Holly Niederhofer · Published July 28, 2016 · Last modified August 1, 2016
“When fear wakes up inside, and there is no place to run away or hide from it, consider it a gift. In all the glory of that discomfort, know there is refuge in surrender.” ~Erin Lanahan
When I was a …
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Blog / Goals / Happiness / happy / Love / quality / quantity
by Katie Jensen · Published July 28, 2016 · Last modified August 1, 2016
“In the end, these are the things that matter most: How well did you love? How fully did you live? How deeply did you let go?” ~Buddha
Last year my yoga teacher told a story in class about Hanuman, an …
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Blog / codependency / codependent / Control / Happiness / happy / Love / Relationships
by Ariane Michaud · Published July 25, 2016 · Last modified July 24, 2016
“A codependent person is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.” ~Melody Beattie
From a young age, I felt insecure in my own skin. I was a …
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Blog / Love / Love & Relationships / relationship / vulnerable
by M. J. Ross · Published July 24, 2016
“Vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage.” ~Brené Brown
When we’re younger, we’re fearless. We don’t mind climbing trees, making friends with strangers, or telling our secrets to people we’ve just met. We open our eyes and hearts to …
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authentic / empowered / Happiness / happiness & fun / happy / purpose / Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Alicia Rodriguez · Published July 18, 2016
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Growing up, I was shy, bullied often, or ignored because I couldn’t stand up for myself.
My parents, …
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Blog / change & challenges / Emotions / Happiness / happy / lessons / meaning & passion
by Thomas Hahn · Published July 18, 2016
“The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” ~Meryl Streep
Growing up I spent a lot of time on the Internet browsing websites and looking at images. One image that stuck with me as …
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Blog / Happiness / happy / sensitive / Sensitivity / Strength
by Benjamin Fishel · Published July 18, 2016
“Never apologize for being sensitive or emotional. Let this be a sign that you’ve got a big heart and aren’t afraid to let others see it. Showing your emotions is a sign of strength.” ~Brigitte Nicole
We have a problem …
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Happiness / happy / Love & Relationships / people pleaser / please
by Laura Tong · Published July 18, 2016
“Lean too much on other people’s approval and it becomes a bed of thorns.” ~Tehyi Hsieh
Let’s be honest with each other.
You’re a people-pleaser
So am I.
And so is Oprah, the President of The United …
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Love / Personal Growth / Relationships / self esteem / single
by Guest Author · Published July 18, 2016
There are many reasons why being alone is much better than being with the wrong person. Have you ever been in a relationship with someone who doesn’t deserve you? I have and I know what it feels like. Being in a relationship with someone who doesn’t treat you like a loving partner would treat you, […]
decision making / Emotions / Personal Development / Self-Improvement
by Francesca F. · Published July 17, 2016 · Last modified August 17, 2016
A lot of the time, people with a sensitive personality are seen as dramatic and weak, but what if I told you that the truth is potentially the opposite? We are programmed to see weakness as a negative attribute, and we perceive sensitivity as a weakness because sensitive people have a tendency to get easily […]
