My husband drinks too much. The problem I have with that (aside from it being deadly to his health) is his mean-spirited attitude toward me after he drinks. He says negative things about me that he would not normally say while sober. The crazy thing about it is, the next day he is repentant, telling me how much he loves me and how he would be nothing without me. How do I elevate myself above c...
What's wrong with knowing that someone or something outside of me is responsible for making me feel unhappy? Over and over I fall into the trap of wanting to lash out and blame other people for what seem to me to be injustices in their actions. How can I learn to suppress that immediate reaction to point the finger at someone else? After certain negative events take place, I think I'll regain...
What is the #1 Reason Why Relationships Fail? For years men and women have labored under crippling ideas about what it takes to build long-lasting, loving relationships. Just leaf through the countless pages that have been written about how to rescue your relationship and you'll find as many contradictory ideas about why relationships come crashing down as there are people on this ear...
The cost of peace is what we bear within us when we cease blaming others for the conflict we feel. --Guy Finley This is a special talk that Guy gave to a small group of students that was thought-provoking, liberating, and shocking, all at the same time. It provides deep insight into the real causes behind escalating global conflict, using the Israel-Gaza war as a model to reveal the unse...
It's a simple, beautiful truth: Resentment hurts. Forgiveness heals. In all cases. No matter what. The problem is that sometimes it's really hard to forgive. There is a part of our mind that loves to hold on to painful thoughts and feelings -- even though they aren't good for us. It's not our fault that our minds have been conditioned to work this way, but now that we know what's g...
Being relieved of a great debt has to be one of the most liberating feelings in the world. A weight is off your back. A nagging doubt is off your mind. A limitation on your future is washed away. We know this is true when it comes to financial debt. And it's even more true when it comes to another form of debt that most of us don't even know exists, let alone that we're racking up...