"The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity." - Erich Fromm For those of you that read my prior post on Insecurity in Relationships on Tiny Buddha this is a follow up. For those who haven't, here is the link:Why You Feel Anxious in Relationships and How To Stop I’m going to share something really painful right now. After 7 months of what I [...]
"If fear is the great enemy of intimacy, love is its true friend." - Henri Nouwen Intimacy is super scary. I admit to being totally scared of it most of the time, but without it you can become a pretty lonely person. What you might not know is the reason why you're so scared of intimacy so I'll break it down a little here. We All Have an Attachment Style I mentioned in a previous [...]
Eckhart Tolle has some powerful messages if you care to listen. I'm someone who suffers from a low grade constant anxiety and sometimes depression will creep in so I have to work really hard not to slip into the abyss of self-deprecation and rumination. There is so much wisdom in his writings. Through his teachings, among others, I have learned to train my mind to bring itself back to the present as often as possible. [...]
This meditation by Jason Stephenson is all about the Law of Attraction and creating your ideal life.
"Loneliness and the feeling of being unwanted is the most terrible poverty." Mother Teresa" Do you ever wonder why you always feel alone and how to stop feeling that way? Do you ever wonder why? I know I do. Sometimes I think I have felt alone my entire life. I felt alone as a child and in my relationships. I felt alone when I was alone and when I was with people. Do you wonder if [...]
"Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say. Whatever you want to do, do it now! There are only so many tomorrows." - Pope Paul V The difference between a Truth and a Belief: A belief is: an acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists. A truth is: [...]
"Be a force of love as often as you can and turn away negative thoughts whenever you feel them surface." - Wayne Dyer Can you barely get out of bed in the morning? Do you dread the idea of going anywhere? Are your days spent crying spontaneously? Do you lie on the couch and zone out to reruns of Law & Order? Or, perhaps you can function through the day but feel like you are [...]
https://youtu.be/-7Pc9-L1lHU This meditation was helpful after my break-up. Use it in conjunction with the Forgiveness Meditation. You must be able to forgive the other person and let it go...not for them, but for you. Performed by Jason Stephenson.
Never lose yourself while trying to hold on to someone who doesn’t care about losing you.— Unknown Some days you wonder how much is too much. How much more heartache can one person handle before you fall to pieces. At what point do you give up and say enough is enough? In the past no matter how much I believed in love or how hard I tried it always seemed to fall apart. I didn’t [...]
https://youtu.be/RG71OxOoqEM This meditation by The Honest Guys is amazing. Use it to let go of any feelings you have that you no longer want or need. Fear, frustration, sadness, resentment, hurt, anger, sorrow.
