“Love is our true fate. We don't find the meaning of life alone – we find it in someone else. "~ Thomas Merton Seth: When Aria and I decided to encourage each other for a year, we couldn't know what these twelve months were up to. I had always had good health – more precisely, "assuming it was good health"…
"The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: If there is a reaction, both are transformed." ~ C.G. Young Everyone says it. They say that chemistry is a must. I know I'm saying it. But why do we say that? What exactly is chemistry and is it really the best indicator of a good partner?…
My journey to life in gratitude started in 2010. And let me say that until then, when I was forty-five, I was a complainant, a gripper, and a whimper for no reason to complain! Fortunately, I was saved from these very wasteful, counter-productive habits when a Thanksgiving season was given me an empty diary by a Minister for New Thoughts…
"If you say yes to others, make sure you don't say no to yourself." ~ Paulo Coehlo As long as I can remember, I have been a philanthropist. I am proud to be popular, to say yes and never to say no. I try hard even when I feel uncomfortable. I was proud that one of my skills suits people…
"Record what is useful, discard what is useless, and add what is special to you." ~ Bruce Lee The benefits of meditation are far-reaching and have been known for centuries. However, the idea of formal meditation is not well received by some of us. The idea of sitting cross-legged for a long time and pondering inside frightens many of us…
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to decide one thought over another." ~ William James Have you ever been in a situation where you felt your world was going to end? When the stress was overwhelming and you were so miserable, did you just want to wallow in it and growl the world under the covers? Or you…
"I'm not fixing any problems. I fix my thinking. Then the problems will solve themselves. " ~ Louise Hay Looking back at my life, I realized that perfection was my worst enemy. I grew up in an environment of high expectations and felt every day at school that I was competing with others and fighting for the best in class.…
“I smile because I have survived everything the world has thrown at me. I smile because when I got down I got up again. "~ Unknown If you had only asked me two years ago what gas lighting is, I could not even have told you, and I was not a victim either. That's the gas light thing, it can…
"It's about falling in love with you and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you instead of looking for love to make up for a deficit in self-love." ~ Eartha Kitt I always found the concept of self-love embarrassing and terrible. If I just thought about it, I would wince. It felt completely wrong and I didn't understand what…
"Sometimes even life is an act of courage." ~ Seneca I admit it for the first time: I was bullied at school. I was thirteen at the time and lived in dorm 11 for a year. I never recognized it because I felt that bullying was too little misfortune to complain about. But now, when I think back on it,…