All of the above are just examples of situations that can leave a bad taste in your mouth and a load of emotional dysfunction. Why do women tend to hang on so long to things that have hurt them?
The Evaluation
How many of us have gazed into the mirror only to see ourselves at an earlier age, an age in which circumstances have left us in a drama of life that we were forever trying to forget; one that we thought we had buried, and yet time has brought forth the resurfacing of misdirected [...]
1. Spend 15-30 minutes a day thinking about a dear loved one. The process of building love relationships helps the brain to create new neural pathways.
2. Declutter your home. When things are out of place and disarray, you can feel overwhelmed and tired. Find places for those items that always seem to be in the way. It’s shoes at my house that never seem to get put up.
There comes a time in every woman’s life when she has to take a close look at herself. Not at her circumstance, not at what she did, not how unfair life is, or at who made you do it. She has to just look at herself in all her glory and imperfection. Have you ever admired a woman who has been through changes in her life? Or have you made up in your mind that she is just messed up. Before you make this mistake, take a closer look.
Have you ever sat in a room with people you resented? Did you put on a pretentious smile, attempt to flatter them in some way, and yet, seethe inside about the uncomfortable meeting? At some point, most of us experience this horrible situation. And it’s not easy to communicate with positive results when an offense comes between two or more people. In this post, I will talk about some different ways to get past resentment in couple and group situations.
Judging Others
I focused on the topic of forgiving in Part III. Now, I would like to expand on the somewhat parallel issue of judging others. The similarity to unforgiveness is this: when we judge others, it has a devastating affect on our emotional and even physical lives. Whenever we point a finger at or criticize [...]
How to Forgive Others
Okay, we’ve dared to look at your childhood extremes and inventoried your time. I know they may seem unrelated, but I assure you, it will all fit together like a puzzle when we are finished. I hope that you have been journaling the past few days as this is such a crucial part of the discovery process. If you find yourself going back to something often, then that time period or issue is likely something that you need to explore further.
