Learning How To Cope With Loneliness

The loneliest time of my life was after my other half passed away. She was relatively young and we had 2 children one had just married and the other was a sophomore in university. It had only been week since we were laughing and enjoying our empty nest lifestyle. We were extremely close and did nearly everything together. Folk continually commented on our relationship and it really was a marriage we both loved.

She complained

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Change Your Life By Changing The Little Things

Why do people resist taking the steps to change their lives? If we look at the steps we have already taken to pay attention to how we feel, decide that we want a better life, and dream of that better life, then we’ve already achieved a lot.

The problem with changing our lives doesn’t lie in our wants, but in our needs. We need to breath, but we don’t need stale, polluted air. What is

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Fear of Intimacy – Is That Me?

Ever had your heart hurt by someone close? Almost all of us would answer yes. Often our hearts are hurt to such a degree we simply start building walls around our damaged heart in-order-to provide protection from a future hurt. Our heart can be damaged in a seriously emotional way and even in a physical way. Having emotional agony can definitely lead to fear of intimacy where we are consistently protecting our heart from any

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Let Your Thoughts Be Like a Breath of Fresh Air

We hear it all the time: take a breath, let it go.  Yet we continue to hold on, pausing as if we’re waiting for something to happen.  How many of us hold onto a low level of guarding?  Think about it, when you hear a noise late at night you stay very still, slowing your breathing and staying on alert.  Many of us take a basic survival tool, the ability to respond to our environment, and

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