Relationships

August 7, 2008

July 31, 2008

July 21, 2008

  • Neediness in Relationships

     When neediness rears its ugly head, it can cause people to run the other direction.  Love based on neediness usually doesn't come from a healthy place and can often lead to behavior that ends up smothering relationship. (…)

July 16, 2008

  • Giving Your Power Away

     "Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." -Buddha
    So what exactly does it mean to give your power away?  Giving your power away means to give authority if your own life to something outside of yourself.  This can be a person, an organization or a material object.  It occurs anytime you feel powerless and unable to assert control over your own life. (…)

July 14, 2008

  • Building High Self-Esteem

    There is a myriad of books written on the topics of self-esteem.  The advice and suggestions ranges from the commonplace (dress in a way that makes you feel good) to the esoteric (cleanse your chakras).  While some of these tools can be effective for certain individuals, there is an inherent problem in that many approaches try to build a person up (which operates from the assumption that they are defective) as opposed to realizing that people are inherently worthy and simply helping them realize that fact. (…)

June 26, 2008