The secret to managing negative emotions
What I notice in my counselling work is, some of us seem to have developed a misconception we shouldn’t acknowledge negative feelings. But negative feelings don’t simply go away because we don’t want them to be there. What reduces our ability to...
How to rise above suffering
In seeking to understand my own sense of “broken-ness” I can often recognize that same suffering in others. I feel a great deal of compassion for that pain and, in the past, I have sought to alleviate the discomfort of others (and my own) in ways that have...
Your mind is like a puppy
You may find it surprising but your mind is very much like a puppy. For comparison, let’s start with my feisty, little West highland Terrier, Charlie. Charlie was built to be active. When he was a puppy he could barely walk straight when out for a walk. He...
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