I hate snow. I hated snow through much of my childhood, then I hated it in Ohio for a year. By the time I had gotten through three years of living in Chicago? I was through. I’ve been utterly done with snow since at least 1990. Waking up to snow frequently triggers negative memories and […]
Emotions 101
Where do feelings come from? Do they simply drop out of the sky and invade our minds? Is there some rampant toddler storming through our minds picking emotions off of a shelf and throwing them into play in our lives? Feelings often seem to be just that random and uncontrollable. Emotions just… happen. Or do […]
Trust Your Feelings
Growing up, I often heard the phrase, “Don’t trust your feelings!” as if feelings were some alien invader intent on destroying our lives. In truth, feelings are simply the chemical firings in our bodies that correlate with our assessments of situations. In a way, they are like breadcrumbs that can lead us to a deeper […]
Be the Big Dog
Fear has the ability to derail us like few other emotions. It sneaks in and infiltrates our thinking without our awareness at times. We feel, “passionate” about an issue; convinced of a cause. When we peek behind the curtain, however, we find Fear quietly pulling the marionette strings on our behaviors without our knowledge or consent. […]