Your resentments do not hurt only you. They hurt the people who love you, the people who are close to you, and the people who rely on you. When you are resentful, you are no longer emotionally available for those who need you. To get angry when you are hurt, slighted, or taken advantage of … Continue reading Resentments Or Relationships
The problem with anger is that it feels good for a while and the more justified your anger is, the better it feels. So you begin looking for new reasons to be angry, for corroboration from others, and for more justification to fuel your anger. Eventually, anger consume you, blinding you to everything else and … Continue reading Anger Or Life
We often underestimate just how painful self-centeredness can be. It seems like it will serve us. It feels like it will make us happy. Getting what we think we want all of the time should make us happy, after all. Quite often, however, this strategy backfires on us. In order for us to get what … Continue reading Self-Centered Pain
The problem with self-centered people is that they tend to not even realize they are self-centered. It never occurs to them that the world does not revolve around their desires or demands. They are so blinded by self that they cannot see what others need or want. When this is brought to their attention, they … Continue reading Beyond Ourselves
If we spend all of our time chasing our own happiness, we will probably find that it is quite elusive. The things we think will make us happy rarely do. More often than not, they leave us disappointed and wanting more. Once we get more of whatever we wanted, the cycle repeats. We may have … Continue reading A Renewable Source Of Happiness
