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How to Balance Aspiration with Self-Compassion

It can be easy to beat ourselves up when we keep doing things that get in our own way. Self-repercussion doesn't help us to do better. Ye...

7 Ways to Welcome Healthy Habits

After the new year many of us try to incorporate healthier habits into our lives. Different strategies work better for different people. ...

Pausing: An Invaluable Life Skill

"The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause." Mark Twain How often do you stop what y...

Opening to Desire

When we judge or push away our desires, we miss an opportunity to know ourselves better. In fact, denying our desires can also be a trap....

Distinguish Desire From What Makes You Happy.

What you desire and what makes you happy are often different. Standing in a realtor’s window and having a momentary fantasy about a home ...

Well-Being, Deep Happiness, and What Endures

It is within your power to experience well-being. Well-being is not something you are fortunate to have or unlucky for not having. It is ...

Prioritize What Matters Most

The surest way to stay on the path of authenticity is to have clarity about what matters to you. What is it that you deeply care about? ...

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