Self-Centered Pride
“Guilt aims at self-destruction and pride aims at the destruction of others.” Grapevine June, 1961. Pride, as related in the 12 Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous, leads the Read More …
Category: Emotions
IT Is Not Our Fault
“I wish for all of us the blindness of love that makes us see no faults in the other.” ― Kamand Kojouri It Is Not Our Fault. It must be Read More …
Finding My Way
“NOT UNTIL WE ARE LOST DO WE BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND OURSELVES.” —Henry David Thoreau This writing thing makes me feel so insecure it scares me. I sent my manuscript out to Read More …
WHY do We Feel Guilty?
“I’ve got a bad case of the 3:00 am guilts – you know, when you lie in bed awake and replay all those things you didn’t do right? Because, as Read More …
Gratitude, a Change in Perspective
“Gratitude is one of the most powerful human emotions. Once expressed, it changes attitude, brightens outlook, and broadens our perspective.” ― Germany Kent Do you have days when you wake Read More …
Forgiveness
“You forgive yourself for every failure because you are trying to do the right thing. God knows that and you know it. Nobody else may know it.” —Maya Angelou Why Read More …
Awfulizing
“Awfulizing can set into motion a chain of self-fulfilling thoughts, feelings, and actions; the mere expectation that things will get worse will cause them to get worse.” Bill and Kris Read More …
Self-Righteous Indignation
“Once you create a self-justifying storyline, your emotional entrapment within it quadruples.” ― Pema Chödrön I’m going to blame this on the full moon’s influence. A friend of mine took Read More …