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Gain Empowerment and inner strength by accepting that death could be the outcome

Gain Empowerment and Inner Strength by Accepting that Death Could Be The Outcome
Gain Empowerment and Inner Strength by Accepting that Death Could Be The Outcome
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Gain Empowerment and Inner Strength by Accepting that Death Could Be The Outcome
December 1, 2015

Self-empowerment means you have no fear in making the decisions that are right for you.

It is having options when there appear to be none because you accept the consequences for decisions you wouldn’t normally make.

After all, if you can accept almost any consequence, even when it is unpleasant, you have more options.   [Read more…]

Filed Under: anxiety, Behavior, Beliefs, Death, Human Potential, Podcast Episode Tagged With: anxiety, inner strength, Learning acceptance, Self-Empowerment, Worst Case Scenario

What’s the Point of Life Without Joy and Happiness?

Inspired by a message from a listener who is in a pretty dark place, I thought I’d tackle the question of finding purpose and meaning in life when you aren’t experiencing joy and happiness. He asked, “What’s the point?”

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Filed Under: Behavior, Beliefs, Human Potential, Negative Emotions, Spirituality Tagged With: Learning acceptance, no meaning of life, no purpose in life, resistance, suicide, why am I here?

The Decision to Leave or Stay in the Relationship

Can you accept the behaviors of those you love? If not, are you still in the relationship?

You have a choice to walk away from the behaviors you can’t accept in life, or stay and accept them. In the end, what you really want is closure. Knowing the direction you need to take is a much more powerful place than waiting for something to happen. Lingering is no fun.

Click on the play button above the video to listen to the entire episode or choose to read it below. By the time you’re done, you’ll know if you’ve reached full acceptance of the people in your life, and if you are choosing to suffer or not.

When it comes to accepting what is, or not accepting, one choice leads to suffering and the other does not. [Read more…]

Filed Under: anxiety, Behavior, Divorce, Judgment, Marriage, Negative Emotions, Podcast Episode, Relationships Tagged With: divorce, judgment, Learning acceptance, love

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