What To Do If Your Norm Is Feeling Isolated In A Crowd

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Other than one of the three cats and my one-year-old grandson, I’m the only male in a family crowded by females. It can get lonely and I often feel isolated by all the girl talk around me. If crowds give you that same kind of unwanted insular feeling too, here are a few ideas about […]

Three Tips For Finding Joy And Contentment In Your Life Each And Every Day

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Cute kitten videos just don’t cut it anymore? Sarcastic memes leave you flat? News as reported by Comedy Central no longer makes you laugh? It’s OK. These three tips for finding joy and contentment in your life each and every day can help.   Before we roll out any tips, it would be best if […]

What To Do When You Can’t Let Go Of Anger

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When you can’t let go of anger, there aren’t many options. On the one extreme, there’s letting the anger become so all-consuming that things get broken and people get hurt. On the other, there’s stuffing the anger down deep inside. If you were a big fan of either of those approaches, you probably wouldn’t be […]

How To Overcome Your Inner Fears And Limiting Beliefs

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Do you struggle with how to overcome your inner fears and limiting beliefs? Do you feel immobilized by lots of little fears, even though you very much want something else, something better? Have you ever wondered if your inner fears and limiting beliefs are connected?   If overcoming your really big, terrifying fear is where […]

Things To Do If You’re Feeling Isolated In Life

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First, if you’re feeling isolated in life and want it that way, stop reading now. This article isn’t for you. On the other hand, if you want to change, and you’re interested in things you can do if you’re feeling isolated in life, keep reading.   Read This First There’s an implication in the headline […]

How To Let Go Of Anger And Frustration So You Can Get On With Your Life

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How do you expect to get on with your life while you’re holding on to all that anger and frustration? Wouldn’t you like to know how to let go of anger and frustration so you can get on with your life?   You can’t will it away. You can’t ignore it. You can’t wish it […]

What To Do When You Just Can’t Deal With Sadness

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Despair sucks. Hard. Sadly, suicide is one answer to what to do when you just can’t deal with sadness anymore. In fact, so many middle-aged white males in the United States are taking their own lives that sociologists now have a term for it: “suicides of despair.”   I’m a middle-aged white American male, and […]

The One Thing You Must Know To Overcome Your Greatest Fear

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Thanks to psychology, feelings such as fear often get over-analyzed. That can help, but it can also hurt. When fear trips our triggers it also maxes out all the available emotional bandwidth and we fixate on relief. At that moment, the one thing you must know to overcome your greatest fear…is that you are doing […]

Wondering Where To Find Joy? Try These Surprising Places!

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If you’re looking for joy, there’s a journey you can choose to take. You may think that joy is your last stop but, on this train ride you’ll find joy many times before you arrive at your final destination. The beautiful irony is that you will recognize every place you visit along that journey. So, […]

How Sadness And Sorrow Are Requirements For Finding True Joy

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How Sadness And Sorrow Are Requirements For Finding True Joy   It’s true. Until someone explains how sadness and sorrow are requirements for finding true joy, it sounds counter-intuitive. But it’s really very simple, and completely natural.   If you’re sad, sorrowful, feeling depressed or morose, or even just a bit melancholy, you have such […]