It's a fundamental human need to be seen and heard, but in order to satisfy this need, we must be willing to be seen and heard, to be witnessed by others. This dilemma can present a dichotomy for some of us because it requires placing ourselves in the spotlight. Maybe we were taught not to call attention to ourselves for safety or other reasons. Perhaps… read more
As mere mortals, we all have natural limits to what we can accomplish within a certain amount of time even when we give it our all, yet still we commonly set ourselves up with Herculean expectations which, if unmet, then give us license to beat ourselves up. What's up with this nonsensical cycle of self-imposed disappointment? Why is it so hard to know when to… read more
Somewhere early in my upbringing, I'd acquired the belief that if I wanted something that seemed too good to be true, speaking it would greatly reduce the chances of it happening or even prevent it altogether. At a subconscious level, I'd been programmed to believe that to talk about the very thing I desired would be to jinx myself from getting what I wanted. This… read more
