Self-respect: self-love.

We spend our lives comparing ourselves to others and thus we come to hate ourselves. We dislike our hair, our legs, our faces, our age, our behavior. We berate ourselves according to how we think we should be. We allow what others think of us to ruin our already damaged self-image.

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I stumbled on happiness.

As the title of the book “Stumbling on Happiness,” I have too stumbled on happiness throughout my life. When this happens we find ourselves walking on air and we are amazed at how great it feels, hoping it will last forever. It doesn’t.

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Could optimism be a bad thing?

Optimism is the state of having positive beliefs, and a positive outlook on life and yourself. Over-optimism is the state of being overly confident and suffering a slightly distorted, overly positive view of reality. Pessimism is the state in which one usually anticipates negative outcomes. Optimism vs. pessimism: Is it a choice?

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How to ruin your life: reverse psychology.

When a friend is in some kind of trouble, it’s always easy for us to see the mistakes she’s making—dating the wrong guy, drinking too much, spending compulsively, you name it. Yet, when it comes to ourselves we are so blinded by emotion and clouded by fear that we can’t think ourselves out of the […]

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Trust is a risk we must take.

Without the ability to trust, we wouldn’t make it through the day. Every aspect of our lives depends on trust. Almost any interaction on any given day is based on trust. We trust that when we go to the grocery store, the food we buy will be fresh and that we will be given the […]

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