I found this woman, Chimamanda Adichie, to be absolutely brilliant in her description of the phenomena she calls “The Danger of a Single Story”. Click here to watch the video. And here is an excerpt from the transcript: I’m a storyteller. And I would like to tell you [...]
For most people, the holiday season means festive decorations, cheery moods, lots of good food and holiday gatherings with friends and family.
For some, the holidays can mean depression, sadness, loneliness, stress or fatigue; all more commonly known as the “holiday blues.”
Some people will overindulge in food and alcohol. Some will max out [...]
The Stages of Change Model (SCM) was originally developed in the late 1970′s and early 1980′s by James Prochaska and Carlo DiClemente at the University of Rhode Island when they were studying how smokers were able to give up their habits. The SCM model has been applied to a broad range of behaviors including weight [...]
I’ve heard it said that change occurs when the pain of staying the same outweighs the fear or resistance to change. Sometimes getting there can be a long wait. Pain, though, is a fantastic motivator and can inspire us to do things differently.
“Inspirational dissatisfaction” = I am so fed up or tired of _____ [...]
This is a great passage from “The Tao of Love” that addresses freedom in relationships:
“It takes a lot of growing to feel good enough about ourselves to allow the other to be as free as we would like to be ourselves. It takes a great deal of personal strength to give the other [...]
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