There are times when we may find that a friendship has run its course. Friendships are key to a healthy and rewarding life, and good friends are a factor of longevity. However, poor or toxic relationships are more damaging to your well-being than having no relationship at all. This is when evaluating the friendship is important.
Tag: Love
I’ve Got a Secret
There are real reasons why secrets can be so stressful. Holding on to secrets goes beyond not saying something to prevent harm. It goes deeper. Instead, secrets take up space and time in our minds, taking our attention and keeping us from focusing on other things to look after.
A Better Connection
It can feel like navigating every day life can be challenging, and that brought me to find some way outside of wifi, and away from comparing myself to others, as I looked for a way to connect with the world around us.
The AI Revolution
I could remember as a child being out past dark just riding my bike and playing hopscotch with friends. A daily trip to the corner store, a conversation or two with store owners, it felt as though people made time for one another.
Unblocking Your Heart
Your heart is an energy point located in the middle of your chest, so it’s no surprise that it’s associated with love, joy, and empathy.
Single at Heart
I was never one to focus on marriage or even being in a relationship growing up. I guess I was so used to being on my own that the thought of sharing my time didn’t interest me that much growing up. It wasn’t that I didn’t have good role models. My family was filled with…
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
There’s a reason for holidays being so stressful, and it’s far from a bedtime story. Holiday stress is overwhelming
It’s Hard to Feel Ignored
More and more, I find that people have lost compassion for one another. Your thoughts are disregarded and you feel that what matters to you is ignored, and it’s not even so much from strangers, but rather from those that you know well.
I’m Sorry
Saying I’m sorry can be pretty powerful words to say, especially since apologies are a sign of empathy. At the same time, over-apologizing, or excessively saying sorry when you don’t need to could also hurt your self-esteem.
Tommorrow Isn’t Promised
Over the past year, we’ve experienced so much pain and loss. Some were due to the current virus, and others have passed for various reasons. No matter what the reason was for it happening, it still hurts us. Losing someone is never easy and it can leave such emptiness within us. I think sometimes that pain comes from not only the loss but realizing that while here on this earth, it will take before we see them again.