Archives for November, 2015
Expert Advice on How to Practice Gratitude All Year Long
This is the season of gratitude. Thanksgiving is a recognition and celebration of our blessings, but you will find tremendous benefit in practicing gratitude all year long. I'll admit, gratitude isn't always easy. Sometimes our problems, daily struggles, worries, and imperfections cause us to lose sight of the good in our lives. Gratitude shifts the focus from problems to positives. It doesn't mean our problems go away, but it helps to put...
7 Ways to Practice Gratitude When You’re Feeling Depressed
Are you feeling down and not particularly grateful this Thanksgiving?
Well, you're not the only one who can't muster that grateful feeling. Depression, sadness, grief, and loneliness can make it difficult to do much of anything at times. When you're depressed, you tend to focus on the negatives.
Perhaps you're out of work or dreading seeing your high-conflict family. Or...
Well, you're not the only one who can't muster that grateful feeling. Depression, sadness, grief, and loneliness can make it difficult to do much of anything at times. When you're depressed, you tend to focus on the negatives.
Perhaps you're out of work or dreading seeing your high-conflict family. Or...
You’re Not an Insecure, Wishy-Washy Failure
I went to see the new Peanuts Movie last weekend with my nine year-old. Honestly, I wan't that excited about seeing it, but was pleasantly surprised that it was sweet, funny, and full of plenty of references to the original comic strip and TV specials.
Note: This post may contain spoilers for The Peanuts Movie (not that there is much of a plot!).
Do you feel like Charlie Brown?
Charlie Brown and the rest...
6 Simple Solutions to Cure Your Procrastination
Problem: Negative perceptions of the task
Solution: Procrastinators focus on the negative aspects of the...
Solution: Procrastinators focus on the negative aspects of the...
The 5 Real Reasons You Procrastinate
It seems most Americans struggle with procrastination at least occasionally. A simple google search will yield many promising solutions, and yet we still seem to be wasting time and regretting it.
Why do we procrastinate?
You don’t like the activity or task. If you perceive something as unpleasant, boring, time consuming or difficult, it makes sense that you...
6 Big Problems with People-Pleasing and How to Fix Them
Kyle is a classic people-pleaser. He's been dating Lucy for four years and hopes to marry her. From the beginning, Lucy has been clear that she wants Kyle to attend church with her and finish college.  Kyle isn't particularly interested in church and isn't sure he even believes in God, but be attends every week. He flunked out of college in his freshman year and knows he doesn't want to go back. Instead of telling Lucy,...
