Everything is empty, and that’s freeing
Everything Is Empty—And That’s Freedom In Western psychology and culture, emptiness is often viewed as a void to be dreaded—a hollow absence of meaning or… Read More »Everything is empty, and that’s freeing
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When Someone Tells You How To Live Your Life
That flash of anger when someone pushes their “shoulds” onto your life — is to be listened to and trusted. (your anger, not their… Read More »When Someone Tells You How To Live Your Life
The Slam — Coping with a Defensive Parent
You express a small concern, a mild disappointment, a gentle request. And the moment you do, they shut down. Fiercely, violently, abruptly. Not just sometimes.… Read More »The Slam — Coping with a Defensive Parent
The Love of Your Life May Not be a Person
Today’s letter is one of those ‘musing’ that has been personally pertinent to me. I hope some of you will resonate with this and get… Read More »The Love of Your Life May Not be a Person
What’s Wrong with Admitting ‘I was a Victim’?
In recent years, with the proliferation of self-help, motivational speaking and the social pressure to adopt ‘positive thinking,’ the word ‘victim’ has become a… Read More »What’s Wrong with Admitting ‘I was a Victim’?
Do You Drown, or Do You Run Away?
Resilience is found in a middle ground where you neither drown in emotions nor avoid them altogether. Typically, when it comes to the landscape of… Read More »Do You Drown, or Do You Run Away?
Stuck in Life — On Indecision, Regrets and Procrastination
‘Stuck in Life’ Feeling — Indecision, Regrets, and Procrastination “Stuck in life’– We are stuck in life when we refuse to face the givens of… Read More »Stuck in Life — On Indecision, Regrets and Procrastination
Do you suffer from Toxic Nostalgia? Shedding expired relationships and moving on
Dear Ones I hope you have survived/ enjoyed the festive time, and are looking forward to a new start. Before we dive in, I would… Read More »Do you suffer from Toxic Nostalgia? Shedding expired relationships and moving on
Release Our Family, Free Our Souls- What Forgiving Them Really Means
By covering up our anger, prematurely moving into fake forgiveness, drowning our truths to protect others, letting go of our boundaries for surface harmony, we are bypassing an essential step in our attainment of emotional freedom.
But how do we come to terms with our wounds? How could we, despite being deeply injured, move past and beyond our history?
On Our Fear of love
It may seem paradoxical at first glance, but the answer to healing from defensive non-attachment is actually to affirm our ultimate autonomy and resilience.
We push away good things in life because deep down, we worry that we would not survive losses and heartbreaks.
If we know we are strong enough to go through grieve, disappointment and heartbreaks, then placing our trust in someone’s hand would become much less threatening.