No matter whether you are young or more seasoned in life, everyone has experienced loneliness and isolation. At an early age, you may have been the kid always picked last when choosing teams to play sports. Seeing everyone being picked before you was a lonely feeling, and you were standing on an island of rejection … Read more
Do you feel confused, stuck, aimless, adrift, and disconnected from your life and everything in it? Like you are drifting in the ocean, with no land, destination, or purpose in sight? You are just there, lost, with blue skies and turquoise waters all around you – and you feel terribly small. If you relate, then … Read more
I recently got engaged, and when I shared the happy news with my colleagues, I was shocked to see a flash of anger in the eyes of a few of the single ladies. While they all mouthed congratulatory words, these ladies had dagger eyes and didn’t look happy. I discovered they had a crab mentality … Read more
How to manipulate a narcissist? It’s a bold question and a bold approach to dealing with such a person. Manipulation is how they trap, control, and use you. You won’t even know you’re being controlled until it’s too late. No wonder the thought of manipulating a narcissist triggers a rush of sensations. Excitement, fear, and … Read more
Gone are the days of adding your social security or identity number, full street and postal addresses, personal email address, references, and more to your resume. We live in a time where you should only have the necessary information on your professional resume that will attract HR managers and future employers to look at your qualifications. … Read more
You’ve met your soulmate. Their gaze is intoxicating. Love makes you dizzy. You’d do almost anything to keep this feeling, but the timing couldn’t be worse. The temptation is too great. I’ve done it myself! You dive straight into a right person wrong time relationship. Must it end, or can you work it out? In … Read more
ISTJ personality types are one of the most common and powerful out there. ISTJ people are incredibly realistic, practical, traditional, and systematic. Think of people that are smart, introverted, love tradition, and stick by their values. They aren’t the “unicorn” of personalities, they are real. In fact, examples of some real-life people with ISTJ personalities include: … Read more
I used to wake up and feel as if I wanted my bedsheets to swallow me and just hold me prisoner until the day (and all its tortures) had passed. I’m sure you’ve been there too. It feels as if there’s no point, that this day is just one more curse, and you simply can’t … Read more
Whether you are a parent looking to foster a greater sense of gratitude in your children, or and educator looking to teach gratitude in the classroom… there are tons of gratitude journal prompts for kids that can help get those appreciative juices flowing. Having something that is meaningful to write about, rather than standard prompts, … Read more
Every time I’m told to journal my thoughts and feelings, the inner child in me groans ever so slightly. Instantly, I’m having flashbacks of my seventh-grade diary or eighth-grade health class… where weekly journaling was a requirement. Despite those things, we somehow managed to get this far in life without ever being taught how … Read more