self-compassion – On Life, Hope y todo lo demás…

Surviving regret

Can you live without regrets? Regret is an emotion stemming from those things we wish we hadn’t done, had done or done differently. Some of us have those regrets tied in with guilt and this is an even tougher emotion to shake. These two emotions can actually keep us from living a peaceful life. The […]

Do something nice for yourself today!

We get so lost in all those things we have to do for others, that we forget the main character in the play: Us! When we overextend ourselves for other people, we lose sight of what we want, what we need and it slowly starts to weigh us down. While I am all for reaching out and […]

Keep breathing…

There are times when all you can do is keep breathing. When pain is so dull and deafening that all you can do is give in. You are so paralyzed by the overwhelming emotion that you are at a loss, stuck and unable to move on. You cannot change how you feel at will. If […]