“Expectation feeds frustration. It is an unhealthy attachment to people, things, and outcomes we wish we could control; but don’t.” — Dr. Steve Maraboli We all have a tendency to believe that [...]
Once upon a time, I was a major people-pleaser—a real pushover. I didn’t know where other people ended and I began, and my decisions were based on what would make other people happy or [...]
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Everywhere you go, you walk on eggshells. You censor each thought, editing your words carefully. You overthink your every move, questioning yourself over and over again. Somehow, your [...]
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Oops! I Married My Mother: How to Stop Recreating Hurtful Past Relationships and Start Creating Fulfilling New Ones
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“The past does not cause the problem in the present. Recreating the problem in the present that might have been shaped in the past creates the problem.” – Michael Kerr “Everything is [...]