When my meditation is going really well, my mind is free and clear. My thoughts slow down and I feel space in every aspect of my being. It’s then that I’m aware of how great I am at meditating. I congratulate myself on my progress and start to count all the ways I...
My mind is like a three-ring circus. My thoughts dance and play like spinning acrobats and impish monkeys. Luckily, I am the ringmaster of my inner circus. When the monkeys and acrobats feel out of control, I can take a breath. I can come back to center. I can steady...
When I first try a new behavior, it feels like I’m pretending to be someone I’m not. Emotionally healthy and mature person who easily sets boundaries? That’s not me! But there’s only one way to become that person, and that’s to ascertain where I want to set boundaries...
Setting boundaries is both really hard and really easy. If you’re not used to setting boundaries, they’re really hard. You try to set them, then feel guilty, then change your mind, then unset them. Which only makes it even harder to set them next time. On the other...
