Today’s insight journey led me to the idea that when we are in pain and experiencing challenging times it is a prime opportunity for us to help others. Just as challenging circumstances affect each of us differently, we each have different approaches to dealing with those challenges. Some of us retreat emotionally and physically into …
Today’s Gem of Insight #160
Today’s insight journey led me to the idea that there is no harm in admitting that something is hard. Admitting when things are hard has been a challenge for me over the years. I guess I grew up believing that I had to be the absolute best in every way, and that part of being …
We Want, and then We Want
You know, it’s funny that it is our natural, human inclination to focus with laserlike precision on the very things that we want but don’t have, believe we deserve but have yet to grasp, seek with fervor only to be left empty handed. When we are not in a relationship it seems as though everywhere …
Snapshot
At any given moment we can look at ourselves in the mirror, think about ourselves while taking a breather, or contemplate others' descriptions of us and think "wow, I really like myself today," "oh man, what's wrong with me?," or anything in between. At any given moment a snapshot of each and every one of …