For a long time I’ve felt like unpleasant feelings — anger, irritability, anxiety, shame, regret, sadness, stress — are like a fart in a business meeting. At best, a faux pas, and at worst, utterly distasteful. Deep down, I think I really believed that if I lived my life right, I could avoid those unpleasantContinue reading “The Anger Alert: Hello Anger What Do You Have To Tell Me?”
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Intuition Is A Part Of Rational Thought
The sensation we call intuition is, in fact, a synopsis of everything we know — the sum of all that we have experienced and all that we are currently experiencing. The mark of an intellectually evolved person is not someone who ignores their intuition but someone who harnesses it.
There Is Magic In Saying The Right Words
An ode to that feeling when you feel down and lost. But then someone you love says something that changes everything.
You Bring My Life Into Focus
A loving marriage and partnership is deeply grounding and makes everything better.
My Love Goes Away When I’m Angry
What I learned about love and anger from my preschooler during emotional repair after yelling.
Emotions Are Information
Emotions are responses to chemical and contextual cues. They provide a type of information that is not conveyed easily through other means. The trick is to interpret that information well.