Today's insight journey led me to the idea that not everything needs to be fixed by us. Some of us have such helpful and efficient natures that we feel compelled to fix every problem that comes across our path, even those to which others only allude. We are natural "fixers." And there is nothing wrong …
Today’s Gem of Insight #28
Today's insight journey led me to the idea that it's better to choose empathy over sympathy. The dictionary defines "sympathy" as "the fact or power of sharing the feelings of another, especially in sorrow or trouble." And it defines "empathy" as "the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of …
Today’s Gem of Insight #27
Today's insight journey led me to the idea that it's okay to eat dessert first. Sometimes we find ourselves becoming so used to doing things a certain way and in a specific order that when we are presented with the opportunity to do the same tasks a different way we feel guilty about switching things …
Today’s Gem of Insight #26
Today's insight journey led me to the idea that ignorance really is not bliss. The truth of that phrase is most noticeable when we have either missed or ignored warning signs that something is not right and ultimately find ourselves dealing with the resulting negativity that threatens to consume us. There is so much in …
