Self-hate. Self-loathing. Low self-esteem. Lack of confidence. Insecurity. Self-consciousness. Shame. So many words and phrases for the human experience of not really liking ourselves. Did I miss any? That was…
Most issues in life are complex, but our human minds tend to automatically overgeneralize them into black and white categories. Therefore, if we claim that a complex thing simple, we…
Trust each person to have emotions that are appropriate for them. People often assume that different emotions about the same event means wrong emotions. But everyone is experiencing their emotions based…
Anytime there are conflicting human needs in which a course of action benefits one group and hurts another, and one party dismisses the other with, “it’s not just about you,”…
True compassion can never be forced from someone under duress. It can never be coerced and pried from a person's heart. Only bitter compliance can be obtained this way, accompanied…
I went to a discussion group recently that stimulated this post. The topic was “fear and proportionality”, but it also ventured into territories such as: What is the opposite of…
