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It’s Okay to Feel Okay Even When There’s Pain and Suffering in the World

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Ending Suffering and Moving Towards Inner Peace
Ending Suffering and Moving Towards Inner Peace
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Ending Suffering and Moving Towards Inner Peace
August 24, 2014
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It’s amazing the little things we get upset about. Any one of us could be standing in line at the grocery store and it could be moving along fine. Then, the person ahead of you pulls out all their coupons and delays our progress.

Then, they pull out an out-of-state check which prompts the cashier to call the manager over to verify it.

And while this is happening, we’re getting less and less patient. Then we might think to ourselves, “How much longer is this going to take?”

We might get angry or even resentful towards them or even ourselves for getting into the wrong line in the first place.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Human Potential, Negative Emotions Tagged With: bombings, focus, happiness, shootings, terrorism, unhappy

“I Want to End My Life” – A letter from a 14 year old considering suicide – special episode

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“I Want to End My Life” – A Letter from a 14 Year Old Considering Suicide – Special Episode
“I Want to End My Life” – A Letter from a 14 Year Old Considering Suicide – Special Episode
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“I Want to End My Life” – A Letter from a 14 Year Old Considering Suicide – Special Episode
December 6, 2015
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The email was anonymous so I had no information on her whatsoever. In fact, she made sure to conceal anything that identified her, probably so I wouldn’t just pick up the phone and call 911.

But I wouldn’t have done that anyway. Of course, she didn’t know that.

In fact, her letter to me was, in her words, a “last-ditch effort”.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Human Potential, Negative Emotions Tagged With: death, dying, struggle, suicide

Self-Worth, Self-Esteem, and Handling Situations as the Child or the Adult

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Self-Worth, Self-Esteem and Choosing to Handle Situations as the Child or the Adult
Self-Worth, Self-Esteem and Choosing to Handle Situations as the Child or the Adult
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Self-Worth, Self-Esteem and Choosing to Handle Situations as the Child or the Adult
October 25, 2015
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Your self-worth starts when you interpret what your parents or caretakers think about you. If you interpret that they don’t value you, you don’t value yourself.

As the years go by, your self-esteem builds from your level of self-worth. If you have low self-worth as a child, you have low self-esteem as an adult. It’s time to rebuild both so that you don’t have so much fear and insecurity in your life.

Also, I read an email from a listener who is struggling between being a child and an adult in different situations. It’s constantly stressing him out and he can’t seem to step into that adult role when needed.

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Filed Under: Behavior, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries, Relationships Tagged With: How can I feel more worthy?, How do I increase my self-worth?, I have low self-esteem

Do You Control Fate – Recovering From The Lies You’ve Told – You Can Spot a Fake Laugh and inauthentic behavior

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Do You Control Fate – Recovering From The Lies You’ve Told – You Can Spot a Fake Laugh and inauthentic behavior
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Do You Control Fate – Recovering From The Lies You’ve Told – You Can Spot a Fake Laugh and inauthentic behavior
October 11, 2015
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Is fate what we make or what we create? In segment one, I talk about a quote from Carl Jung on this very topic.

Today’s listener email has to do with being caught in a lie with family and what to do in the aftermath. It’s an interesting listen in segment two.

For segment three, I talk about spotting fake or forced laughter. In the final segment, I share my thoughts about a very dysfunctional family member of mine who’s trying to worm his way back into my family’s lives but is having a heck of a time getting any cooperation (hint, it’s my stepfather).

Filed Under: Behavior, Deception, Dysfunction, Family, Human Potential, Lying, Manipulation, Negative Emotions, Personal Boundaries Tagged With: deception, fate, laughter, lies, lying

The Long, Dirty Divorce: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage

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The Long, Dirty Divorce Episode: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage
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The Long, Dirty Divorce Episode: Enduring The Emotional Drain of a Never-Ending Broken Marriage
September 27, 2015
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I received an email from a woman whose husband cheated on her, then made her life a living hell during the divorce. She is depressed and has lost her desire for most things in life. Is there a solution to all of this?

How do you get from defeated and controlled to empowered and in control when you’re going through a long, dirty divorce?

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Filed Under: Behavior, Human Potential, Personal Boundaries, Relationships Tagged With: cheating, divorce, Infidelity, marriage, relationship, separation

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