What we choose to tolerate in our relationships will continue. By tolerating any behavior or situation we don’t want to tolerate, we are showing that person that what we say is intolerable, actually is tolerable, because we aren’t doing anything about it.   We can struggle with tolerating nonsense for many reasons. Mine have been the following: Feeling guilting setting limits and boundaries or that I am being unfair by doing so Wanting to save

People who are unhappy find comfort in the company of others who are unhappy, too. If you happen to be a relatively happy person, they will try to bring you down, so you are more on their level of misery. They want you to vibrate on their same level of frequency. Whether they do it consciously or unconsciously, these people are emotional vampires who feed off of others. These people tend to have a victim

People can be downright cruel to others – especially on social media or over the computer when they don’t have to physically look at the person they are saying nasty things about. The truth is, people who are haters are coming from a place of lack within themselves. Spreading rumors makes these people feel better about themselves, without them having to do the internal work that needs to be done on themselves. They will even

We were all born to fly. But sometimes finding the courage to let go and see what happens terrifies us. We forget about how capable we really are. We worry about what others might think if we just go for it. Maybe when we assess risk, we aren’t considering our own resilience. Perhaps we stay grounded because it’s safer, it’s easier. A few months ago, I wrote a post about how a bird sitting on

It is a person’s will, determination and persistence that determines success. You aren’t going to be motivated every day. There are going to be days when you want to give up. But keep going anyway. When that little voice creeps into your head and says you should just throw in the towel, think about why started to begin with. Stay firm about your destination, but flexible about how you get there. It’s okay to have

We find comfort in our daily routines, relationships and how our life is simply because it is what we know. It is our safe space, where we feel comfortable with who we are and how we have created our life. The problem is, by staying in that same place not challenging ourselves, we stagnate. We stay where we are because we are scared of the unknown – whether that unknown is horrible or great. And

Some of us will spend countless hours stressing over something or obsessing about an outcome that may or may not even happen. Worry is an emotion fueled by fear and it is our way of coping. It takes up a lot of time and energy, which are our most precious commodities. It’s time and energy that you will never get back, whether what you are worried about happens or not. Imagine forking over $100 for

Karma is a reliable force that inevitably comes – whether good or bad. We often need to remind ourselves that what goes around comes around. And when we have been wronged in some way, it is especially difficult to just trust karma will take care of it. We all give off energy in the world. If someone is a positive person, they radiate positive energy. If they look at things negatively, you will quickly get