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What are you choosing to see?

I recently posted my very first Facebook story. I know, I know. I’m far behind the times. Tech isn’t really my thing, okay! It was a picture of my daughter at her first out of town basketball tournament standing at the free throw line making the shot. My husband captured the photo just as the …

Are you looking forward or backwards?

My husband was pulling out of the garage one recent evening. At that exact moment, my daughter’s carpool ride pulled into our driveway perpendicular to my husbands car. It was dark outside, the dog was barking, and I opened the front door to let my daughter out just as I saw a horrific image: my …

What’s holding you back from emotional control?

Most of us have not evolved much past childhood in how we manage our emotions. Emotional childhood means not taking responsibility for how we feel. Just as a child depends on their parents to meet their needs, we often depend on the outside world to meet our emotional needs. Think about the last time you …

The reason it is so hard to change

Do you find yourself wanting to do something, but not being able to do it? Maybe you’re trying to eat healthier, exercise regularly, or clean out your closet? Do you find yourself wanting to stop doing something, but find that just as difficult? Maybe you want to stop overeating, stop reacting to your loved ones, …

The reason you do anything in your life

We think our feelings are very important. And they are. But not for the reasons we think they are. Feelings are not important because of how intense they can be or how positive or negative we experience them. They are important because they are the reason we do or don’t do anything. Our feelings drive …