Have you ever been in a situation where someone said something, but you knew they meant something else? Maybe when you asked your parents for a car – they said, “maybe later”, but you know they didn’t take it seriously. Or perhaps when you asked someone how they are and they say “I’m fine” but you know they are not feeling their best. Often times, what someone says only scratches the surface of what is

The heart is the center of every human being. It symbolizes everything we are and everything that makes us who we are. It is our soul, our life force, and “the moral, emotional, spiritual and even the intellectual substance of a person” (Ancient Symbols). Unfortunately, we can become distracted and influenced by others which can steer us away from our true selves. The quote, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows

As we all know, not everything in life goes how we want it to go. We all experience suffering, some more than others. But we also all know that suffering can be overcome, and if we hang on to this important piece of the puzzle, we can prevent ourselves from wallowing in self-pity and handle our suffering in a more productive way. Remember, even when it doesn’t feel like it, nothing is so bad that

Often in life you will encounter people who are generous and kind, and people who would give you the shirt off their own back, so to speak. Some of these people are actually just trying to be helpful, and their kindness is genuine. They give because they care, and they expect nothing in return. However, if someone is offering you something that they clearly cannot give themselves, be cautious. As the old saying goes, “Beware

In The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Steven Chbosky wrote the following line: “And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn’t really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and Bad.” This means that everyone has different successes and difficulties, and you can’t compare yours to another’s because everyone lives a very different life. Everyone is On a Different Life Path Everyone’s life is very different. A person’s life

I often say time is the most expensive thing in life. It’s the one thing we can never get back once it has been spent or something we can earn more of, no matter how hard we work or what we do. Our time on this earth is limited and we are perishable items. This can feel scary but acknowledging this also reminds us of how precious and beautiful it is. So why not try

Many of us struggle with feeling like we are good enough. We have these “standards” in our minds for when we will finally be enough. We’ll be enough when we are thin enough, have enough money in the bank, when we get our parenting skills right or when we get that promotion. How we appear on the outside and what other people think of us becomes the determining criteria for whether or not we are

In Game of Thrones when Robb Stark is telling a story about his father, Ned Stark, he says that he once asked his dad, “how can a man be brave if he’s afraid?” Robb goes on to say that Ned told him that when a man is afraid, it is the only time he can be brave. It is easy to say to others, or to yourself, that you are brave when times are calm.